Papilioninae
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- Papilionidae
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- Papilioninae
- taxon name
- Papilioninae
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- subfamily
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- Category:Papilioninae
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- Papilionini
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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.
==Tribes== This subfamily consists of four tribes: Leptocircini Papilionini Troidini Teinopalpini
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