Heraclides species

About 50 species, many tailed and includes the largest species. They prefer sunshine and visit flowers from Hibiscus, Bougainvillea and Lantana.

Heraclides (Papilio) anchisiades

Peru

W 70-90mm

M A1 £3.50

Heraclides androgeus

papilio androgeus

Queen swallowtail

Peru

W 120mm

M A1 £ 5.80

papilio androgeus verso

Heraclides androgeus verso

papilio androgeus female

Heraclides androgeus -Female

Peru

W 120mm

F A1 £ 57

papilio androgeus female verso

Heraclides androgeus female verso

Mexico to Argentina, females are polymorphic

Heraclides astyalus(lycophron)

papilio astyalus lycophron phanias

Heraclides astyalus

Peru

W 80mm

M A1 £ 3.70

papilio astyalus lycophron verso

Heraclides astyalus verso

Heraclides (Papilio) chiansiades

Peru

W 80mm

M A1 £ 2.70

Heraclides hyppason

Heraclides isidorus

Peru

W 65

M A1 £ 2.50

Heraclides thoas

heraclides (papilio) thoas

King swallowtail

Peru

W 120mm

M A1 £5.80

heraclides thoas 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

Peru

W 70mm

M A1 £ 3.50

heraclides papilio torquatus verso

Heraclides torquatus verso