Subfamilies
The genera of extant swallowtails are usually classified into three subfamilies, Baroniinae, Parnassiinae, and Papilioninae, the latter two being further divided into tribes. In … 展开

A phylogeny of the Papilionidae based on Nazari (2007) is given:
It is now accepted that the subfamily Papilioninae is 展开

The caterpillars of various swallowtail butterfly species feed on a wide range of different plants, most depending on only one of five families: Aristolochiaceae, Annonaceae, 展开

The key characteristics that differentiate the Papilionidae from the other butterfly families are:
• The 展开

As of 2005, 552 extant species have been identified which are distributed across the tropical and temperate regions. Various species inhabit altitudes … 展开

The detailed descriptions of morphological characteristics of the Papilionidae, as quoted in Bingham (1905) are as follows:
Egg. "Dome-shaped, smooth or obscurely facetted, not as high as … 展开

Swallowtail butterflies practice Batesian mimicry, a behavior in which the butterflies' appearance closely resemble that of distasteful species that prevents predation. Swallowtails … 展开