Hertfordshire and Middlesex Branch of Butterfly Conservation

The Papilionidae family
(Swallowtails)

All the pictures of British swallowtails shown on the Sightings page

Links to species on this page . . .

Links to species on this page. . .

Photo House Index

Species Name	Scientific Name	Branch Status
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

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 bigeneratus, which is known to migrate (Sawford, 1987)