Papilio eurymedon, also called Pale Tiger Swallowtail or Bleicher Tigerschwalbenschwanz is a butterfly from Nearctic ecozone (North America). The first description was in 1852 by Lucas. With a wingspan of 8.5 – 9.5 cm the Pale Tiger Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellowish with typical broad and black tiger stripes.

Papilio glaucus, also called Eastern Tiger Swallowtail or Östlicher Tigerschwalbenschwanz is a butterfly from Nearctic ecozone (North America). The first description was in 1758 by Linnaeus. With a wingspan of 8.0 – 10.0 cm the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow with typical black tiger stripes.

Papilio machaon, also called Swallowtail or Schwalbenschwanz is a great butterfly from the Palaearctic ecozone (Europe). The first description was in 1758 by Linnaeus. With a wingspan of 6.5 – 7.5 cm the Swallowtail is one of the largest butterflies from Europe. It is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow and black. Hind wings have tails. Papilio machaon has one of the largest distribution of PAPILINIDAE. In Holarctic (North Africa, Europe and Asia) it is distributed.

Papilio multicaudata, also called Two-Tailed Tiger Swallowtail or Vielgeschwänzter Schwalbenschwanz is a very impressive butterfly from Nearctic ecozone (North America). The first description was in 1884 by Kirby. With a wingspan of 10.0 – 12.0 cm the Two-Tailed Tiger Swallowtail is a big member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow with typical black tiger stripes.

Papilio palamedes, also called Laurel Swallowtail or Palamedes Schwalbenschwanz is a common butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1773 by Drury. With a wingspan of 9.0 – 11.0 cm the Laurel Swallowtail is a big member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with yellow and red spots.

Papilio pilumnus, also called Three-Tailed Tiger Swallowtail or Dreischwänziger Schwalbenschwanz is a beautiful butterfly from Neotropic ecozone (South America). The first description was in 1836 by Boisduval. With a wingspan of 8.0 – 10.0 cm the Three-Tailed Tiger Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow with broad and black tiger stripes. Hind wings has three tails.

Papilio polyxenes, also called Black Swallowtail or Schwarzer Schwalbenschwanz is a butterfly from Nearctic ecozone (North America). The first description was in 1775 by Fabricius. With a wingspan of 7.0 – 9.0 cm the Black Swallowtail is a small member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with yellow and red spots.

Papilio glaucus, also called Western Tiger Swallowtail or Westlicher Tigerschwalbenschwanz is a butterfly from Nearctic ecozone (North America). The first description was in 1852 by Lucas. With a wingspan of 9.0 – 12.0 cm the Western Tiger Swallowtail is a big member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow with typical black tiger stripes.

Parnassius phoebus, auch als Alpen Apollo oder Small Apollo bezeichnet ist ein sehr schöner Schmetterling der Paläarktis (Schwerpunkt Asien). Die Erstbeschreibung erfolgte 1793 durch Fabricius. Mit einer Flügelspannweite von 4,5 – 5,5 cm ist der Alpen Apollo eine kleiner Vertreter der Papilionidae / Ritterfalter. Der Schmetterling hat eine weiße, teilweise durchscheinende Grundfärbung, mit bezaubernden, kräftig roten und schwarzen Flecken.