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Papilionidae | Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Riodinidae | Nymphalidae | Hesperiidae
Papilionidae: Papilionini | Troidini
About 140 Papilionidae species occur in the neotropical region. They are large showy butterflies with long legs, recurved antennae and a habit of constantly fluttering their wings when feeding. Members of the tribe Papilionini are known as Swallowtails, as most of the species have tailed hindwings.
Papilionini

Pterourus menatius

Pterourus zagreus

Neographium dioxippus

Protesilaus glaucolaus

Protesilaus earis

Neographium agesilaus

Eurytides dolicaon

Eurytides serville

Eurytides columbus

Heraclides thoas

Heraclides astyalus

Heraclides torquatus

Heraclides cresphontes

Heraclides anchisiades

Mimoides xynias

Troidini

 

Battus polydamas

Battus belus

Battus crassus

Parides aglaope

Parides sesostris

Parides sesostris

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Parides vertumnus

Parides erithalion

 

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