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 12 species found within European borders,[1] out of a total of 552 species of swallowtails found throughout the world.[2]
Checklist
Subfamily Parnassinae
- 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
Southern festoon
Zerynthia polyxenaSpanish festoon
Zerynthia ruminaEastern festoon
Allancastria cerisyiFalse Apollo
Archon apollinusApollo
Parnassius apolloSmall Apollo
Parnassius phoebusClouded Apollo
Parnassius mnemosyne
Subfamily Papilioninae
- Swallowtail, Papilio machaon
- Desert swallowtail, Papilio saharae
- Corsican swallowtail, Papilio hospiton
- Southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor
- Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius
Swallowtail
Papilio machaonDesert swallowtail
Papilio saharaeCorsican swallowtail
Papilio hospitonSouthern swallowtail
Papilio alexanorScarce swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius
References
- ↑ Coombs, Simon (30 September 2010). "European Butterfly checklist". http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 November 2010. External link in
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(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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