Papilionidae - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

The Papilionidae family (Swallowtails)


Swallowtail
Papilio machaon subsp. britannicus
Non-resident
Swallowtail 2006 - Ian Hardy
Male?
Strumpshaw 2nd generation
© Ian Hardy 2006

Swallowtail 2006 - Ian Hardy
Female?
Strumpshaw Fen
© Andrew Middleton 2006

Swallowtail 2003 - Nick Sampford
Nectaring
Strumpshaw Fen
© Nick Sampford 2003

Swallowtail 2006 - Liz Goodyear
Undersides
Horning village
© Liz Goodyear 2006

Swallowtail 2003 - Nick Sampford
Underside
Strumpshaw Fen
© Nick Sampford 2003

Swallowtail 2009 - Roger Gibbons
Mating pair

© Roger Gibbons 2009

The British sub-species britannicus is restricted to the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. There are occasional reports along the south coast of England of the continental sub-species gorganus, which is known to migrate (Sawford, 1987)