Swallowtails, Festoons and Apollo Butterflies of the European Papilionidae butterfly family
Worldwide there are over 550 species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, including many species of Swallowtail butterflies. In Europe there are only 12 species which include Swallowtails, Festoons and Apollos. The most common species are featured in the galleries below and include Paul Browning’s Spanish butterfly images.
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon gorganus)
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon Britannicus)
Scarce Swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius)
Spanish Festoon butterfly (Zerynthia rumina)
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo)
Clouded Apollo butterfly (Parnassius mnemosyne)
Links to Other European Butterfly Galleries
- European Swallowtail Butterfly family (Papilionidae) – this page
- European White and Yellow Butterflies (Pieridae)
- European Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libytheidae)
- European Duke of Burgundy Butterfly (Riodinidae)
- European Blue Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
- European Hairstreak Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
- European Copper Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
- European Skipper Butterflies (Hesperiidae)
- European Monarch Butterflies (Danaidae)
- European Vanessid Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- European Fritillary Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- European Brown Butterflies (Satyridae)