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Here you can find helpful information about butterflies!
- pictures and photos
- explicit characterization of species
- distribution
- family tree data
- protection provisions (e.g. CITES, EU)
- synonyms
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THE MOST POPULAR TEN ARTICLES OF LAST MONTH
THE MOST IMPORTANT GENERA OF THIS HOMEPAGE
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Chilasa slateri (Blue-striped Mime)
Chilasa slateri, also called Blue-striped Mime is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1859 by Hewitson. The wingspan is about 8 – 11 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Chilasa slateri is dark-brown. It has blue stripes on the wings.
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Chilasa paradoxa (Great Mime)
Chilasa paradoxa, also called Great Mime is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1831 by Zinker. The wingspan is about 10 – 12 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Chilasa paradoxa is dark-brown. It has white spots and blue areas on the wings.
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Chilasa clytia (Common Mime)
Chilasa clytia, also called Common Mime is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1758 by Linnaeus. The wingspan is about 8 – 11 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Chilasa clytia is dark-brown or black. It has many yellowish stripes and spots on the wings.
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- Papilio pericles
- Papilio rumanzovia (Scharlachroter Schwalbenschwanz, Mormon Écarlate, Scarlet Mormon)
- Ornithoptera alexandrae (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing)
- Morpho rhetenor (Blue Morpho)
- Ornithoptera priamus
- Papilio dardanus (African Swallowtail, Mocker Swallowtail, Mouchoir Volant, Afrikanischer Schwalbenschwanz)
- Papilio demodocus (Citrus Butterfly, Orange Dog, Christmas Butterfly)
- Graphium weiskei (Purple Spotted Swallowtail)
- Papilio machaon (Swallowtail, Schwalbenschwanz, Le Grand Porte-queue)
- Papilio hospiton (Corsican Swallowtail, Korsischer Schwalbenschwanz, Porte-queue de Corse)
THE MOST IMPORTANT GENERA OF THIS HOMEPAGE
The genus PAPILIO contain about 200 species and it is the biggest group of PAPILIONIDAE. PAPILIO butterflies (Swallowtails) lives on each continent without Antarctic. The biggest biodiversity is in tropical areas. Feedplants are members of family LAURACEAE, RUTACEAE and UMBELLIFERAE.
GENUS PAPILIO...
The genus ATROPHANEURA was described in 1865 by Reakirt. It contains at present about 29 species. ATROPHANEURA butterflies are from Asia and Australia. These species are in all development stages uneatable, because the larvae life on toxic plants and accumulate the poison in body.They are also called Batwings or Windmills.
GENUS ATROPHANEURA...
This genus contain about 70 species and it is a big group of NYMPHALIDAE. MORPHO butterflies are from South America (NEOTROPIC). This butterflies have flouresce blue on there wings. This optical phenominon based on refraction and interference.
GENUS MORPHO...
The genus ORNITHOPTERA was described in 1832 by Boisduval. It contains at present about 13 species. The genus ORNITHOPTERA is a small group of PAPILIONIDAE. ORNITHOPTERA butterflies are from AUSTRALASIA-INDOMALAYA.
The biggest butterfly on earth is a member of this genus. These butterflies are green, blue, red and gold.
All of them are also called birdwing-butterflies. Birdwings are wonders of nature and we have to protect them.
GENUS ORNITHOPTERA...
The genus TROIDES was described in 1819 by Hübner. It contains at present about 20 species. The genus TROIDES is a small group of PAPILIONIDAE. TROIDES butterflies are from AUSTRALASIA-INDOMALAYA.
These butterflies are black and gold.
All of them are also called birdwing-butterflies. Birdwings are wonders of nature and we have to protect them.
GENUS TROIDES...
