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Subfamily Papilioninae

Battus · Eurytides · Papilio
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Genus Battus
Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor - male Pipevine Swallowtails puddling - Battus philenor - male Pipevine swallowtail. - Battus philenor - male Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly - Battus philenor - male Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor - male Polydamas Swallowtail - Battus polydamas

Genus Eurytides
Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus Showing It's Stripes - Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus - female Eurytides marcellus - female Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail - Summer form adult. Note the long tails ... - Eurytides marcellus - female

Genus Papilio
Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus - male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - Papilio glaucus - male Butterfly atop Ironweed - Papilio glaucus Black Swallowtail disasterous eclosure - Papilio polyxenes - female Two-Tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata P. zelicaon? - Papilio zelicaon Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail pair - Papilio cresphontes - male - female


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