Leptocircini
| Leptocircini | |
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| Macleay's Swallowtail (Graphium macleayanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Papilioninae |
| Tribe: | Leptocircini |
| Genera | |
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Eurytides | |
Leptocircini (formerly named Graphiini) is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails).
The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, Eurytides marcellus.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Leptocircini |
- 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
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