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Papilionidae

insect family

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  • Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines), with long proboscis for feeding.
    In butterfly

    …known for their mass migrations; Papilionidae, the swallowtails and parnassians; Lycaenidae, including the blues, coppers, hairstreaks, and gossamer-winged butterflies; Riodinidae, the metalmarks, found chiefly in the

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  • white admiral
    In lepidopteran: Annotated classification

    Family Papilionidae (swallowtails and parnassians) 600 medium to large species, often brightly coloured; many have the “swallowtails” on the hind wings; some females of the Indo-Australian birdwings (Troides) are the largest butterflies; larvae often curiously patterned, with eversible, protective scent organs (osmeteria); adults of many are…

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