Papilioninae
| Papilioninae | |
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| Macleay's swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Papilioninae |
| Tribes | |
Papilioninae is a subfamily of the butterfly family Papilionidae. Papilioninae are found worldwide, but most species are distributed in the tropics. There are roughly 480 species, of which 27 occur in North America.
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- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986
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