List of butterflies of Europe (Papilionidae)
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
Subfamily Parnassinae
- 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
Southern festoon
Zerynthia polyxena
Spanish festoon
Zerynthia rumina
Eastern festoon
Allancastria cerisyi
False Apollo
Archon apollinus
Apollo
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Small Apollo
Parnassius phoebus
Clouded Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne
Subfamily Papilioninae
- Swallowtail, Papilio machaon
- Corsican swallowtail, Papilio hospiton
- Southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor
- Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius
Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Desert swallowtail
Papilio saharae
Corsican swallowtail
Papilio hospiton
Southern swallowtail
Papilio alexanor
Scarce swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius
See also
References
- ↑ Coombs, Simon (30 September 2010). "European Butterfly checklist". http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 November 2010. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 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.
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