Zerynthiini
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The Zerynthiini are a tribe
of swallowtail butterflies. The tribe is currently thought to consist of four genera
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Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of swallowtail butterflies. The tribe is currently thought to consist of four genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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- AllancastriaAllancastriaAllancastria is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Five species are known.The genus has a complex history.- Taxonomy :The genus consists of the following species:* Allancastria caucasica -...
- BhutanitisBhutanitisBhutanitis is a genus of swallowtail butterflies with four species. Two other taxa named as species of Bhutanitis have since been synonymised with B. thaidina . Another taxon, originally named as B...
- SericinusSericinusSericinus Westwood, 1851 is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae.The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species....
- ZerynthiaZerynthiaZerynthia is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history; a multiplicity of names have been applied to its species.- Species :Zerynthia consists of the following species:...