Swallowtails
Mariposas de Bolivia
sitio 58
first update d. 24 april 2009
last update d. 27 april 2009
Redactor: Lars Andersen
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Papilionidae - Swallowtails
| Papilioninae genus comprises about 550 species with worldwide distribution that includes Swallowtails, Dragontails and giants Birdwings in Southeast Asia. In Bolivia, there are a total of 44 species Swallowtails. Compared to Europe, where only have 4 species! |
Papiloninae/Leptocircini
Kite Swallowtails - Tiger Svalehaler
Papiloninae/Troidini
Cattlehearts -
Papiloninae/Papilionini
Swallowtails - Svalehaler
| Thoas Swallowtail, Heraclides thoas is distributed from USA in Southern Texas where it rarely seen on migration from Mexico. Central America to Bolivia and Misiones in Northern Argentina. It similar in to Giant Swallowtail, Heraclides cresphontes, and can only be distinguished from it with certainty by close examination of the abdominal tip. H. cresphontes however has a more northerly distribution being found from Canada to Northern Colombia. Thoas Swallowtail have another name to; King Page Swallowtail! |
| Mariposas de Bolivia Enero 2009 por Peter Møllmann y Lars Andersen |
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