List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Papilionidae)

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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

Graphium (Graphium) - Bluebottles and Jays

Papilio polymnestor

• 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 demoleus

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

• Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 1: Papilionidae, Pieridae and Danaidae Hill House Publishers ISBN 0-9593639-0-4
• D’Abrera, B.L. (1998) The Butterflies of Ceylon. Hill House: Melbourne; London. 224pp. ISBN 0-947352-35-X