A Checklist of Butterflies of Bangladesh

An academic reference website listing butterfly species recorded in Bangladesh

Published: 24 Feb 2015
Updated: 02 Jan 2026

Family: Papilionidae

SL Scientific Name Common Name
1 Atrophaneura aidoneus Doubleday, 1845 Lesser Batwing
2 Atrophaneura varuna astorion Westwood, 1842 Common Batwing
3 Graphium agamemnon agamemnon Linné, 1758 Tailed Jay
4 Graphium albociliatus Fruhstorfer, 1901 Scarce Jay
5 Graphium doson axion Felder & Felder, 1864 Common Jay
6 Graphium arycles Boisduval, 1836 Spotted Jay
7 Graphium eurypylus cheronus Jordan, 1909 Great Jay
8 Graphium macareus Godart, 1819 Lesser Zebra
9 Graphium megarus megarus Westwood, 1844 Spotted Zebra
10 Graphium nomius Esper, 1785 Spot Swordtail
11 Graphium sarpedon sarpedon Linné, 1758 Common Bluebottle
12 Graphium xenocles xenocles Doubleday, 1842 Great Zebra
13 Lamproptera curius curius Fabricius, 1787 White Dragontail
14 Losaria coon Fabricius, 1793 Common Clubtail
15 Pachliopta aristolochiae aristolochiae Fabricius, 1775 Common Rose
16 Pachliopta hector Linné, 1758 Crimson Rose
17 Papilio bianor gladiator Fruhstorfer, 1902 Common Peacock
18 Papilio castor castor Westwood, 1842 Common Raven
19 Papilio chaon Westwood, 1845 Yellow Helen
20 Papilio clytia Linné, 1758 Common Mime
21 Papilio demoleus demoleus Linné, 1758 Lime Swallowtail
22 Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793 Common Banded Peocock
23 Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845 Yellow-Crested Spangle
24 Papilio helenus helenus Linné, 1758 Red Helen
25 Papilio agenor Linné, 1758 Grand Mormon
26 Papilio paris paris Linné, 1758 Paris Peacock
27 Papilio paradoxa Zinken, 1831 Great Blue Mime
28 Papilio polytes romulus Cramer, 1775 Common Mormon
29 Papilio protenor euprotenor Fruhstorfer, 1908 Spangle
30 Pathysa antipathes pompilius Fabricius, 1787 Five-Bar Swordtail
31 Troides aeacus aeacus Felder & Felder, 1860 Golden Birdwing
32 Troides helena cerberus Felder & Felder, 1865 Common Birdwing