| Papilioninae | |
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| Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus) | |
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| Common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Papilioninae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribes | |
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Leptocircini Papilionini Troidini Teinopalpini | |
Papilioninae is a subfamily of the butterfly family Papilionidae. Papilioninae are swallowtail butterflies and are found worldwide, but most species are distributed in the tropics and warmer regions. This subfamily was classified in 1895 by Rothschild and Jordan.[1]
- ^ Munroe, Eugene (January 1960). "The Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera)". The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 92 (S17): 5–51. doi:10.4039/entm9217fv. ISSN 0071-075X.