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''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly.〔Fabales. (2009) In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 8 September 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: ()〕 The genus includes a number of well-known North American species such as the western tiger swallowtail (''Papilio rutulus''). Familiar species in Asia include the mormons (''Papilio polytes, Papilio polymnestor'', ''Papilio memnon'', and ''Papilio deiphobus''), the orchard and Ulysses swallowtails in Australia (''Papilio aegeus, Papilio ulysses'', respectively) and the citrus swallowtail of Africa (''Papilio demodocus''). Older classifications of the swallowtails tended to use a large number of rather small genera. More recent classifications have been more conservative, and as a result a number of former genera are now absorbed within ''Papilio''. The genus as recognized by modern systems has about 200 members. The genus ''Chilasa'' is regarded as a subgenus of ''Papilio'' by some workers, as are the baggy-tailed swallowtails (''Agehana''), although the latter taxon is usually considered a subgenus of ''Chilasa''. Many of the larvae resemble bird droppings during a development stage. Adults are edible to birds and some species are mimics.〔The Butterflies of North America'', James A. Scott, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0, 1986〕 Now included in the genus ''Papilio'', are the former genera: ''Achillides'', ''Eleppone'', ''Druryia'', ''Heraclides'' (giant swallowtails), ''Menelaides'', ''Princeps'', ''Pterourus'' (tiger swallowtails), and ''Sinoprinceps''. ==Ecology== In their laval form, members of ''Papilio'' typically feed upon plants of Rutaceae including common ornamental and agriculturally important species such as ''Citrus'' spp., ''Murraya'' spp., ''Choisya'' spp. and ''Calodendrum'' spp. Caterpillars sequester terpenoids from their diet to produce a foul smelling oil used in defence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Papilio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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