Swallowtails are in the family (Papilionidae) in the Order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. Not all have tails and some have more than one pair. The high-altitude Parnassians are placed in a separate subfamily as indicated below.

SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES ( Family Papilionidae)

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BIRDWINGS, CATTLEHEARTS
Subfamily Papilioninae
Tribe Troidini
FLUTED SWALLOWTAILS
Subfamily Papilioninae
Tribe Papilonini
KITE SWALLOWTAILS, JAYS
Subfamily Papilioninae
Tribe Leptocircini
PARNASSIANS
Subfamily Parnassinae

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