photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
rsbfotos | profile | all galleries >> Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory >> Papilionidae Family of Butterfly Galleries tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Papilionidae Family of Butterfly Galleries | Nymphalidae Family of Butterfly Galleries | Pieridae Family of Butterfly Galleries | Moths at Magic Wings | Toadaly Frogs at Magic Wings | Birds at Magic Wings | Flowers at Magic Wings | Other Creatures at Magic Wings | GREEN ANOLE | Veiled Chameleon | MACROS at Magic Wings | Insects at Magic Wings

Papilionidae Family of Butterfly Galleries

~ ~ SUB- SUB - GALLERIES PAGE ~
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* * The LINKS on Top of the Black Title Bar above, help you NAVIGATE between GALLERIES EASILY. * *
* * Your [F11] KEY is a "toggle-ON", "toggle-OFF", for FULL SCREEN Viewing. * * ~ ~ OMMISIONS or ERRORS in these galleries?, CONTACT me ğ. . (OżO)..Ğ here.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[order] Lepidoptera, [suborder] Ditrysia, [superfamily] Papilionoidea, ['family'] PAPILIONIDAE, ....{ [subfamily] x___x, [genus] x___x, [species] x__x. }
LEPIDOPTERA -> Pronunciation: leh-pih-DOP-ter-ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAPILIONIDAE -> Pronunciation: pah-pill-li-ON-ni-dee

=› This butterfly family "PAPILIONIDAE" includes all the 'swallowtails', 'birdwings', 'festoons', and the 'apollos'.
—› Swallowtails are found worldwide as large, colorful, and usually characterized by their tails. They are also known as strong fliers.
—› Birdwings are generally the largest member of this family, extremely colorful and are found in the Australasian regions only.
—› Shimmering wings of Apollos appear as flashes of bold color flitsing from flower to flower across mountain slopes, hills, and fields.
—› Some Festoons have characters of both Swallowtails & Apollos and multi-patterned coloring that highly confuses their enemies.
—› Among these species there are many where the tails are absent.

== These thumbnail photos below, open to Galleries that are each dedicated to a specific species of butterfly. Lots to see! ==
~~[abreviation "ncn" in titles = no common name. ~~ Some photos replaced as better images are acquired.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Click on any Thumbnail Photo Below, to View Sub-GALLERY Images.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Papilionidae Varities
Papilionidae Varities
EMERALD  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
EMERALD SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
PAPILIO  OPHIDOCEPHALUS  Gallery
PAPILIO OPHIDOCEPHALUS Gallery
CAIRNS  BIRDWING  Gallery
CAIRNS BIRDWING Gallery
GOLDEN  BIRDWING  Gallery
GOLDEN BIRDWING Gallery
CITRUS  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
CITRUS SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
TAILED  JAY  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
TAILED JAY SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
COMMON  MORMON  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
COMMON MORMON SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
GREAT MORMON SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
GREAT MORMON SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
GIANT  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
GIANT SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
BLACK SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
CATTLEHEART   Gallery
CATTLEHEART Gallery
ZEBRA  STRIPED  SWALLOWTAIL  Gallery
ZEBRA STRIPED SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
SCARLET  SWALLOWTAIL Gallery
SCARLET SWALLOWTAIL Gallery