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

Subfamily Papilioninae

References

  1. Coombs, Simon (30 September 2010). "European Butterfly checklist". http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 November 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 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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