Papilioninae
Papilioninae |
|
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.
References
- The Butterflies of North America, James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986