The Collaborative International Dictionary
Papilio asterias
Papilio \Pa*pil"i*o\, peop. n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of butterflies.
Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, syn. Papilio asterias, and related species.