List of butterflies of Sri Lanka (Papilionidae) explained

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

Graphium (Graphium) - bluebottles and jays

width=20%	Name	width=20%	Binomial	width=25%	Subspecies	width=20%	Status
Tailed jay	Graphium agamemnon	Graphium agamemnon menides	Least concern
Common bluebottle	Graphium sarpedon	Graphium sarpedon menidesGraphium 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

Papilio (Papilio) - swallowtails

width=20%	Name	width=20%	Binomial	width=20%	Subspecies	width=20%	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

Atrophaneura (Pachliopta) - roses

width=20%	Name	width=20%	Binomial	width=20%	Subspecies	width=20%	Status
Common rose	Pachliopta aristolochiae	Pachliopta aristolochiae ceylanica	Least concern
Crimson rose	Pachliopta hector		Least concern
Ceylon rose	Pachliopta jophon	Endemic	Critically endangered

Troides - birdwings

width=20%	Name	width=20%	Binomial	width=20%	Subspecies	width=20%	Status
Sri Lankan birdwing	Troides darsius	Endemic	Near threatened

References

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