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 14 species found within European borders, out of a total of 552 species of swallowtails found throughout the world. It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe.
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Subfamily Parnassinae Southern festoon, Zerynthia polyxena Italian festoon, Zerynthia cassandra Spanish festoon, Zerynthia rumina Eastern festoon, Allancastria cerisyi Allancastria caucasica Allancastria cretica False Apollo, Archon apollinus Apollo, Parnassius apollo Small Apollo, Parnassius phoebus Clouded Apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne Parnassius nordmanni
Subfamily Papilioninae Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon Sahara swallowtail, Papilio saharae Corsican swallowtail, Papilio hospiton Southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius Iberian scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides feisthamelii
See also List of butterflies of Europe (Pieridae)
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