Subfamily PAPILIONINAE contains three tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.

The largest butterflies on earth (e.g. Birdwing butterflies and Swallowtails) are member of this subfamiy. Many of this species have tails on there backwings. Because of the scale and colourfulness the PAPILIONINAE are the eye-catching butterflies on earth.

• Tribe: LEPTOCIRCINI
  
          Genus: Eurytides
  
          Genus: Graphium
  
          Genus: Iphiclides
  
          Genus: Lamproptera
  
          Genus: Meandrusa
  
          Genus: Neographium
  
          Genus: Protographium
  
          Genus: Teinopalpus
  
  
  
• Tribe: PAPILIONINI
  
          Genus: Papilio
  
  
  

• Tribe: TROIDINI
  
          Genus: Atrophaneura
  
          Genus: Cressida
  
          Genus: Ornithoptera
  
          Genus: Pharmacophagus
  
          Genus: Trogonoptera
  
          Genus: Troides
  
  
          Subtribe: BATTINA
  
                   Genus: Battus
  
  
          Subtribe: TROIDINA
  
                   Genus: Euryades
  
                   Genus: Parides
  
  
  

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