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About 50 species, many tailed and includes the largest species. They prefer sunshine and visit flowers from Hibiscus, Bougainvillea and Lantana.
Heraclides (Papilio) anchisiades
Heraclides (Papilio) anchisiades
Peru
W 70-90mm
M A1 £3.50
M A1 £3.50
Heraclides androgeus
Heraclides androgeus
Queen swallowtail
Queen swallowtail
Peru
W 120mm
M A1 £ 5.80
M A1 £ 5.80
Heraclides androgeus verso
Heraclides androgeus verso
Heraclides androgeus -Female
Heraclides androgeus -Female
Peru
W 120mm
F A1 £ 57
F A1 £ 57
Heraclides androgeus female verso
Heraclides androgeus female verso
Mexico to Argentina, females are polymorphic
Heraclides astyalus(lycophron)
Heraclides astyalus(lycophron)
Heraclides astyalus
Heraclides astyalus
Peru
W 80mm
M A1 £ 3.70
M A1 £ 3.70
Heraclides astyalus verso
Heraclides astyalus verso
Heraclides (Papilio) chiansiades
Heraclides (Papilio) chiansiades
Peru
W 80mm
M A1 £ 2.70
M A1 £ 2.70
Heraclides hyppason
Heraclides hyppason
Heraclides isidorus
Heraclides isidorus
Peru
W 65
M A1 £ 2.50
M A1 £ 2.50
Heraclides thoas
Heraclides thoas
King swallowtail
King swallowtail
Peru
W 120mm
M A1 £5.80
M A1 £5.80
Verso
Verso
Mexico to Argentina. Difficult to distinguish from P. cresphontes, except that the back of the abdomen is smooth in thoas, whilst cresphontes has a palpable notch near the end.
Heraclides (Papilio) torquatus
Heraclides (Papilio) torquatus
Heraclides torquatus
Heraclides torquatus
Peru
W 70mm
M A1 £ 3.50
M A1 £ 3.50
Heraclides torquatus verso
Heraclides torquatus verso
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