Papilionidae - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

The Papilionidae family
(Swallowtails)


All the pictures of British Swallowtails and shown on the original sightings page



Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
56.003 BF1539 - Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
sub-species britannicus
Non-resident

Strumpshaw 2nd generation 2006
© photo: Ian Hardy

Horning Village 2006
© photo: Liz Goodyear
Horning Village 2006
© photo: Liz Goodyear
Horning Village 2006
© photo: Liz Goodyear

Strumpshaw Fen RSPB Reserve 2006
© photo: Andrew Middleton
Strumpshaw Fen
© photo: Nick Sampford
Strumpshaw Fen RSPB Reserve 2006
© photo: Steve Lane

Strumpshaw Fen
© photo: Nick Sampford
Strumpshaw Fen
© photo: Nick Sampford
Strumpshaw Fen
© photo: Nick Sampford
Strumpshaw Fen
© photo: Nick Sampford


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)