Leptocircini

Leptocircini
Macleay's swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Leptocircini
Kirby, 1896
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Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails).

Taxonomy

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The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, Eurytides marcellus.

Genera

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This tribe consists of the following genera:

Examples of butterflies from each genera

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References

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  • Scott, J. A. (1992). Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4
  • Tyler, H. A., Brown, K. S., Jr., & Wilson, K. H. (1994). Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas: A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics, and Conservation. Gainesville, Florida: Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-90-X
  • Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Protographium
  • Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Lamproptera