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
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
- 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
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