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Definition of Papilio polyxenes or asterias

Papilio polyxenes or asterias
Papilio Pa*pil"i*o, n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of butterflies. Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias, and related species.

Meaning of Papilio polyxenes or asterias from wikipedia

- Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America...
- kite-swallowtail) Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail) Papilio thoas (Thoas swallowtail) Papilio cresphontes (giant swallowtail) Papilio ornythion (ornythion...
- ornythion swallowtail Papilio palamedes leontis – Palamedes swallowtail Papilio pilumnus – three-tailed tiger swallowtail Papilio polyxenes asterius – black...
- 1836) Papilio birchallii bryki Strand, 1930 Papilio erostratus erostratus Westwood, 1847 Papilio garamas electryon H. Bates, 1864 Papilio polyxenes asterius...