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List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Papilionidae)

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List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Papilionidae)

This is a list of the butterflies of family Papilionidae, or the 'Swallowtails', which are found in Sri Lanka.It is part of List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka

Contents

Graphium (Graphium) - Bluebottles and Jays

  • Common Bluebottle, Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) ssp. teredon
  • Common Jay, Graphium (Graphium) doson (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1864) ssp. doson
  • Common Bluebottle, Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) ssp. menides
  • Spot Swordtail, Graphium (Pathysa) nomius (Esper, 1798) ssp.nomius
  • Fivebar Swordtail, Graphium (Pathysa) antiphates (Cramer, [1775]) ssp. ceylonicus

    • Papilio (Papilio) - Swallowtails

  • Blue Mormon, Papilio polymnestor (Cramer, 1775) ssp. parinda
  • Common Banded Peacock, Papilio crino (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Red Helen, Papilio helenus (Linnaeus, 1758) ssp. mooreanus
  • Common Mormon, Papilio polytes (Linnaeus, 1758) forma romulus
  • Lime Butterfly, Papilio demoleus (Linnaeus, 1758) nominate
  • Common Mime, Papilio (Chilasa) clytia, Linnaeus, 1758 ssp. lankeswara

    • Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) - Roses

  • Common Rose, Pachliopta aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) ssp. ceylanica
  • Crimson Rose, Pachliopta hector (Linnaeus, 1758)

    • Atrophaneura - Clubtails

    Ceylon Rose, Atrophaneura hector (Gray, [1853])

    Troides - Birdwings

  • Sri Lankan Birdwing, Troides darsius (Gray, [1852])

    • References

    List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Papilionidae) Wikipedia
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