This is a list of the butterflies of family Papilionidae, or the "swallowtails", which are found in Europe. This family of large and beautiful butterflies is poorly represented with only 14 species found within European borders,[1] out of a total of 552 species of swallowtails found throughout the world.[2] It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe.
Checklist
editSubfamily Parnassinae
edit- Southern festoon, Zerynthia polyxena
- Spanish festoon, Zerynthia rumina
- Eastern festoon, Allancastria cerisyi
- Allancastria caucasica
- Allancastria cretica
- False Apollo, Archon apollinus
- Apollo, Parnassius apollo
- Small Apollo, Parnassius phoebus
- Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne
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Southern festoon
Zerynthia polyxena -
Spanish festoon
Zerynthia rumina -
Eastern festoon
Allancastria cerisyi -
False Apollo
Archon apollinus -
Apollo
Parnassius apollo -
Small Apollo
Parnassius phoebus -
Clouded Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne
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Subfamily Papilioninae
edit- Swallowtail, Papilio machaon
- Corsican swallowtail, Papilio hospiton
- Southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor
- Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius
- Iberian scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides feisthamelii
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Swallowtail
Papilio machaon -
Corsican swallowtail
Papilio hospiton -
Southern swallowtail
Papilio alexanor -
Scarce swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius -
Iberian scarce swallowtail
Iphiclides feisthamelii
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Coombs, Simon (30 September 2010). "European Butterfly checklist". butterfly-guide.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Retrieved 8 November 2010.