Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Yellow Swallowtail

Subspecies in India

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This species has been recorded so far from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir UT, Ladakh UT, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand, within the Indian limits.

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh131
Jammu and Kashmir UT2111
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT11
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim31
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1282111
West Bengal
Total25144331

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Yellow Swallowtail. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/papilio-machaon, accessed 2025/12/05.