Language: Japanese, with bilingual genus descriptions in English and Japanese
This book profiles all known Papilionidae species and illustrates them with full-colour photographs, with some species illustrated here for the first time (e.g., Byasa mukoyamai, Lamproptera paracurius, and Graphium (Pazala) wenlingae). Profiles include forewing length, rarity, habitat, living altitude and distribution. Double-page spreads allow comparison of plates and descriptions of relatives. The genera descriptions are written in Japanese and English and include research history, references, foodplants, behaviour (life history) and the latest information such as DNA analysis. Distribution maps of 7 species groups are illustrated. The descriptions of some species contain new knowledge about mimicry obtained from field studies (e.g., Papilio (Achillides) hoppo and Papilio (Heraclides) pelaus), other descriptions contain new knowledge about life history and/or foodplants (e.g., Papilio (Eleppone) natewa and Papilio (Chilasa) paradoxa).
Explanatory notes -- 19
Scientific terms -- 21
Distribution map of the 3 species groups in Papilio (Achillides) -- 22
Distribution map of the memnon species group of Papilio (Menelaides) -- 24
Distribution map of the 3 species groups of Caribbean Papilionidae -- 26
Plates / Text
Family Papilionidae Latreille, [1802]
1. Baronia Salvin, 1893 -- 30
2. Hypermnestra Ménétriès, 1848 -- 32
3. Parnassius Latreille, 1804 -- 34
4. Sericinus Westwood, 1851 -- 58
5. Bhutanitis Atkinson, 1873 -- 60
6. Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 1816 -- 64
7. Allancastria Bryk, 1934 -- 66
8. Luehdorfia Crüger, 1878 -- 70
9. Archon Hübner, 1822 -- 74
10. Battus Scopoli, 1777 -- 76
11. Pharmacophagus Haase, 1891 -- 82
12. Atrophaneura Reakirt, [1865] -- 84
13. Byasa Moore, 1882 -- 90
14. Losaria Moore, 1902 -- 98
15. Pachliopta Reakirt, [1865] -- 102
16. Cressida Swainson, 1832 -- 110
17. Euryades C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864 -- 112
18. Parides Hübner, [1819] -- 114
19. Trogonoptera Rippon, 1889 -- 126
20. Troides Hüner, [1819] -- 130
21. Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1832 -- 142
22. Meandrusa Moore, 1888 -- 158
23. Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 -- 160
24. Teinopalpus Hope, 1843 -- 252
25. Iphiclides Hübner, [1819] -- 254
26. Lamproptera Gray, 1832 -- 256
27. Protographium Munroe, 1961 -- 258
28. Graphium Scopoli, 1777 -- 260
29. Eurytides Hübner, [1821] -- 298
Gynandromorphs of Papilionidae -- 314
References -- 316
Index -- 326
Author -- 335
Role sharing -- 335