Leptocircini

Leptocircini is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that includes the genera Eurytides (kite swallowtails), Graphium (swordtails), and Lamproptera (dragontails).

Taxonomy

The tribe consists of roughly 140 species in nine genera worldwide and one native North American species, Eurytides marcellus.

Genera

This tribe consists of the following genera:

• Eurytides
• Graphium
• Iphiclides
• Lamproptera
• Meandrusa
• Mimoides
• Protesilaus
• Protographium
• Teinopalpus

Examples of butterflies from each genera

• Eurytides marcellus
  Eurytides marcellus
• Graphium agamemnon
  Graphium agamemnon
• Iphiclides podalirius
  Iphiclides podalirius
• Lamproptera curius
  Lamproptera curius
• Meandrusa payeni
  Meandrusa payeni
• Mimoides xeniades
  Mimoides xeniades
• Protesilaus stenodesmus
  Protesilaus stenodesmus
• Protographium leosthenes
  Protographium leosthenes
• Teinopalpus imperialis
  Teinopalpus imperialis

References

• Scott, J. A. (1992). Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. Template:ISBN
• 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. Template:ISBN
• Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Protographium
• Lepidoptera and some other life forms, Lamproptera

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