Papilionoidea - Wikipedia
The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea. The members of the Papilionoidea may be distinguished by the following combination of characters: The body is smaller and less moth-like. The wings are larger.
Superfamily Papilionoidea - Butterflies and Skippers - BugGuide…
Jan 29, 2024 · Skippers have often been separated into their own superfamily, Hesperioidea. Most have a narrow curved tip on the antennae, the 'apiculus,' absent in other butterflies. "Moths" include all other Lepidoptera; moth antennae are filimentous or feather-like.
Butterfly | Life Cycle, Classification, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 28, 2024 · butterfly, (superfamily Papilionoidea), any of numerous species of insects belonging to multiple families. Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera. Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution.
Superfamily Papilionoidea - Butterflies and Skippers - BugGuide
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Papilionoidea - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The evolutionary tree of moths branches off into the rhopalocerans, i.e., the Hedylidae, Hesperiidae (the skippers), and Papilionoidea; the latter superfamily consists of the butterfly families Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, and Riodinidae (Wahlberg et al., 2005).
Genus Papilio - BugGuide.Net
Sep 30, 2023 · Type species: Papilio rex Oberthür (sometimes treated as a distinct genus or as a subgenus under Papilio; no included species in North America.) Iterus Donitz, 1899.
Family Papilionidae (Parnassians and Swallowtails)
The Papilionidae belong to the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Swallowtails are worldwide in distribution and comprise approximately 560 species. They are richest in the tropics, and their brilliant colors make them favorites of butterfly enthusiasts.
Butterflies (Papilionoidea) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Papilionoidea - Wikispecies - Wikimedia
Oct 23, 2024 · A systematic catalogue of butterflies of the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lituania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) with special account to their type specimens (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea).
Swallowtail butterfly - Wikipedia
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera. [1]