Leptocircini
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Leptocircini (formerly Graphiini) is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails). The tribe consists of 144 species in seven genera worldwide and one native North American species, Eurytides marcellus.
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- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986