This is a list of the butterflies of family Papilionidae , or the "swallowtails", which are found in Sri Lanka . It is part of the List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka
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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 the List of the butterflies of Sri Lanka
| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailed jay | Graphium agamemnon | Graphium agamemnon menides | Least concern |
| Common bluebottle | Graphium sarpedon | Graphium sarpedon menides Graphium sarpedon teredon | Least concern |
| Common jay | Graphium doson | Graphium doson doson | Least concern |
| Spot swordtail | Graphium nomius | Graphium nomius nomius | Least concern |
| Fivebar swordtail | Graphium antiphates | Graphium antiphates ceylonicus | Least concern |
| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mormon | Papilio polymnestor | Papilio polymnestor parinda | Least concern |
| Common banded peacock | Papilio crino | Least concern | |
| Red Helen | Papilio helenus | Papilio helenus mooreanus | Least concern |
| Common Mormon | Papilio polytes | Papilio polytes romulus | Least concern |
| Lime butterfly | Papilio demoleus | Papilio demoleus demoleus | Least concern |
| Common mime | Papilio clytia | Papilio clytia lankeswara | Least concern |
| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common rose | Pachliopta aristolochiae | Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanica | Least concern |
| Crimson rose | Pachliopta hector | Least concern | |
Ceylon rose  | Pachliopta jophon | Endemic | Critically endangered |
| Name | Binomial | Subspecies | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan birdwing | Troides darsius | Endemic | Near threatened |
Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia.
Papilio crino, the common banded peacock, is a species of swallowtail (Papilionidae) butterfly found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
Pachliopta jophon, the Ceylon rose or Sri Lankan rose, is a butterfly found in Sri Lanka that belongs to the swallowtail family. It was earlier classified as a subspecies of Pachliopta hector, the crimson rose.
Miletinae is a subfamily of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies, commonly called harvesters and woolly legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood, but adults and larvae live in association with ants, and most known species feed on Hemiptera, though some, like Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in some cases, seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
Parnassius glacialis, the glacial Apollo or Japanese clouded Apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly found in Japan, eastern China and Korea. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae).
Troides darsius, the Sri Lankan birdwing, is a species of birdwing butterfly found in Sri Lanka. It is the largest butterfly on the island and is also the national butterfly of Sri Lanka.
Bernard d'Abrera was an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science, particularly noted for his books on true butterflies (Papilionoidea) and larger moths of the world. Referred to as one of the world's best-known lepidopterists by The Daily Telegraph, his work since 1982 was openly critical of evolution.
Papilio leucotaenia, the cream-banded swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 2,100 to 2,300 meters.
Troides cuneifera, the Mountain Birdwing, is a large butterfly belonging to the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
Sri Lanka is home to 245 species of butterflies with 23 of these being endemic to the island. Of the 245 species, 76, are listed as threatened nationally, while Ceylon Rose is designated as critically endangered.
Papilio echerioides, the white-banded swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Troides staudingeri is a birdwing butterfly in the genus Troides in the family Papilionidae. It is known from Leti Island, Moa Island, Kisar Island, Babar Island and Wetar Island.
Byasa hedistus is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae (swallowtails) that is found in northern Vietnam and southern China.
Byasa laos, the Lao windmill, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Norman Denbigh Riley and Edward John Godfrey in 1921.
Graphium empedovana is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Philippines. The species was first described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941.
