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Here you can find helpful information about butterflies!

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explicit characterization of species
distribution
family tree data
protection provisions (e.g. CITES, EU)
synonyms

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Let impress you by elegancy and foreignness of the big, tropical butterflies with their wonderful colours. Some of these butterflies will take your breath away.

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Papilio machaon (Swallowtail, Schwalbenschwanz, Le Grand Porte-queue) photo update !

Papilio machaon, also called Swallowtail or Schwalbenschwanz is a great butterfly from the Palaearctic ecozone (Europe). The first description was in 1758 by Linnaeus. With a wingspan of 6.5 – 7.5 cm the Swallowtail is one of the largest butterflies from Europe. It is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is yellow and black. Hind wings have tails. Papilio machaon has one of the largest distribution of PAPILINIDAE. In Holarctic (North Africa, Europe and Asia) it is distributed.
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Troides hypolitus

Troides hypolitus is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1775 by Cramer. The wingspan is about 18 – 20 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Troides hypolitus is black. It has a chain of golden spots on the hind wings. The females are dark-brown and they are bigger than the males.
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Troides haliphron

Troides haliphron is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1836 by Boisduval. The wingspan is about 13 – 15 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Troides haliphron is black. It has a golden band on the hind wings. The females are brown and have some black spots in their golden areas.
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The genus PAPILIO contain about 200 species and it is the biggest group of PAPILIONIDAE. PAPILIO butterflies (Swallowtails) lives on each continent without Antarctic. The biggest biodiversity is in tropical areas. Feedplants are members of family LAURACEAE, RUTACEAE and UMBELLIFERAE.
GENUS PAPILIO...

The genus GRAPHIUM contain about 160 species and it is a big group of PAPILIONIDAE. GRAPHIUM butterflies are from Africa, Asia and Australia.
GENUS GRAPHIUM...

This genus contain about 70 species and it is a big group of NYMPHALIDAE. MORPHO butterflies are from South America (NEOTROPIC). This butterflies have flouresce blue on there wings. This optical phenominon based on refraction and interference.
GENUS MORPHO...

This genus contain about 180 species and it is a very big group of NYMPHALIDAE. CHARAXES butterflies are normaly from Africa, but one species (Charaxes jasius Linnaeus 1767; Two-tailed Pasha) life also in south of Europe. Species are closely related with POLYURA butterflies.
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