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==Taxonomy== ''Papilio polyxenes'' is part of the tribe [[Papilionini]] of the swallowtail butterfly family, [[Papilionidae]]. The members of this tribe all have tails on the hindwings, and therefore include species named swallowtail.<ref name=":6">"Genus Papilio." http://en.butterflycorner.net/Genus-PAPILIO.366.0.html#c4148</ref> ''P. polyxenes'' is part of the genus ''[[Papilio]]'', which is the biggest group of the family Papilionidae. Subspecies ''polyxenes'', once found in Cuba, is now considered likely extinct.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mancina |first1=Carlos A. |last2=Águila |first2=Rayner Núñez |last3=Raola |first3=Betina Neyra |title=MARIPOSAS DE CUBA GUÍA de CAMPO |date=2020 |publisher=Agencia de Medio Ambiente |isbn=978-959-300-148-9 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347126355}}</ref> Members of this genus typically feed on plants of the family [[Lauraceae]], [[Rutaceae]] and [[Umbelliferae]].<ref name=":6" />
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