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Cressida (butterfly)
Encyclopedia
Cressida is a genus
in the swallowtail butterfly
family
, Papilionidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies that form the family Papilionidae. There are over 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Papilionidae.
Selected species
- Clearwing Swallowtail, Cressida cressidaCressida cressidaThe Clearwing Swallowtail or Big Greasy, Cressida cressida, is a medium-sized swallowtail butterfly found in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It is not a threatened species.-Description:...