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Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Butterfly World & Gardens
Phone:
+1 250-248-7026

Address:
1080 Winchester Road, Coombs, British Columbia V0R 1M0, Canada

Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera.Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid.The forked appearance of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name swallowtail. As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose Papilio for the type genus, as papilio is Latin for butterfly. For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied the names of Greek figures to the swallowtails. The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. Further, the species Papilio homerus is named after the Greek poet, Homer.
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