- of the
swallowtails' hindwings,
which can be seen when the
butterfly is
resting with its
wings spread, gave rise to the
common name
swallowtail. As for...
- Look up
swallowtail in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Swallowtail may
refer to:
Swallowtail butterfly,
large colorful butterflies from the
family Papilionidae...
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Tiger swallowtail is a
common name for
several species of butterfly, including:
Papilio appalachiensis or
Appalachian tiger swallowtail,
endemic to the...
- In flag terminology, a
swallowtail is
either a V-shaped cut in a flag that
causes the flag to end in two
points at the fly; or any flag that has this...
-
swallowtails belong, Papilionidae, or
swallowtails,
include the
largest butterflies in the world. The
swallowtails are
unique in that even
while feeding...
-
scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a
species of
butterfly belonging to the
family Papilionidae. It is also
called the sail
swallowtail or pear-tree...
- Red-bodied
swallowtails, or ruby
swallowtail (due to the color), are
butterflies in the
swallowtail family, that
belong to the
genera Atrophaneura, Byasa...
- Achillides, Eleppone, Druryia,
Heraclides (giant
swallowtails), Menelaides, Princeps,
Pterourus (tiger
swallowtails), and Sinoprinceps. The
genus as recognized...
- It is also
usually larger than
similar swallowtails within its range,
although some
eastern tiger swallowtails are as big as any two-tailed. The wingspan...
-
place P. glaucus,
along with the
other tiger swallowtails, in the
genus Pterourus. The
eastern tiger swallowtail was
formerly considered a
single species...
