It can be a treacherous thing, hunting this particular butterfly. illustration of Papilio blumei: monica serrano, NGM Staff The peacock swallowtail, Papilio blumei, lives only here, on the ...

The database contains images of the butterfly specimens upon which Linnaeus based his descriptions. Linnaeus described 305 taxa under the name Papilio. Of these, 241 refer to currently valid butterfly ...

The primarily black and yellow Butterfly, also known as Papilio demodocus, is native to Africa, and has an average wingspan of 9 to 11cm. The caterpillars feed on citrus trees and hence are also ...

The Welsh Mountain Zoo has announced plans for a new butterfly conservation project. The zoo will open a new interactive habitat called Papilio Forest, which will be dedicated to butterfly ...