Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new species of tiger swallowtail butterfly, named Papilio solstitius, has been identified in eastern North America. Previously thought to be hybrids of Papilio ...

Li Wenjung from the City University of Hong Kong, the researchers drew inspiration from the wing structure of Papilio maackii, a butterfly species known for its remarkable balance of lightness and ...

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 ...

A state butterfly may be on the cards for Michigan.  A house bill was proposed on Thursday, March 27 that would designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly.  House Bill ...