Swallow Tailed Butterfly Collection

Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly
A mounted specimen of Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly from Papua New Guinea. Male specimen measuring 188 mm across wingtips. See 14964 for the female which is larger

Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfl
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera alexandrae, Queen Alexandras birdwing butterfly

Ornithoptera allottei, birdwing butterfly
Image of the underside of a mounted male specimen of a birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera allottei)

Papilio ulysses telegonus, swallowtail butterfly
Butterfly from Australasia/Batjan etc. On display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Sketchbooks of Lepidoptera, Margaret Fountaine
Various larvae and pupae watercolours with descriptions, 1933-35 Date: 1933

Papilio ulysses, ulysses butterfly
Image of a mounted specimen of a ulysses butterfly, from Indonesia

Papilio machaon, swallowtail
Plate 1 from A Life-History of the British Butterflies (1906) Vol 1, by Theo Johnson

Papilio sp. and Cymothoe althea, swallowtails
Watercolour by Gerrit Wartenaar Lambertz from the Cramer Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio xuthus, swallowtail butterfly
Photograph of a Natural History Museum mounted specimen of a swallowtail butterfly, viewed from above

Ornithoptera chimaera, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera chimaera) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera allotei, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera allotei) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera paradisea, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera paradisea) from the family Papilionidae

Bhutanitis (Yunnanopapilio) mansfieldi, two-tailed Bhutan gl
A two-tailed Bhutan glory butterfly collected by George Forrest in 1918. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Viewed from above

Papilio hyllus
Plate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776

Papilio machaon, old world swallowtail
SEM image of Papilio machaon wing

Kim Goodger with butterfly specimen
Kim Goodger a curator at The Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is a Papilio sp

Papilio, black streaked little yellow butterfly
Illustration of a black streaked little yellow butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 241, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Papilio, clouded yellow butterfly

Papilio, red butterfly
Illustration of a red butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 306, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

No. 179 & 180 Palilio Erebus
Illustration and caption by John Abbot (1751-1840). Caption reads: Taken from 21st March in Pine Woods, very rare, it flies swift, the female has a broader border of black, this is the male of No

Papilio, little brown butterfly
Illustration of a little brown butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 277, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Poanes, broad grafs skipper butterfly
Illustration of a broad grafs skipper butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 307, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Papilio, little yellow butterfly
Illustration of a little yellow butterfly by John Abbot, Tab 240, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Eurytides marcellus, zebra swallowtail (bottom)
Plate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720

Troides haliphron, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides haliphron) from the family Papilionidae

Swallowtail butterfly
Plate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720

Papilio sp. banded swallowtail
Plate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720

Swallowtail butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio thoas, swallowtail butterfly
The thaos swallowtail butterfly from Mexico. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio machaon, swallowtail butterfly
A photograph of a mounted specimen of the common swallowtail. Found in Europe, but only in the Norfolk Broads region of the U.K

Scarce Swallowtail by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology

Papilio, white butterfly
Illustration of a white butterfly by John Abbot, Tab, 275, Volume 16 from the Abbot Collection held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Library

Papilio, butterflies
Illustration and text by John Abbot: No 38, 39 & 40 Papilio taken 5th March. Common it may be met with most parts of the summer and autumn, the caterpillar is rarely met with

Papilio sp. butterflies
Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite & other islands in the Indian, Southern & Pacific Oceans by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio sp. butterflies
Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite & other islands in the Indian, Southern & Pacific Oceans by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio epius
An illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio laomedon
An illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio hippona, Papilio cyane & Papilio coenobita
Plate 35 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio leucippe and Papilio danae
Plate 26 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Papilio heliacon and Papilio idaeus, swallowtails
Plate 19, an illustration of a pair of swallowtail butterflies from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)

Bhutanitis (Yunnanopapilio) mansfieldi, two-tailed Bhutan gl
A two-tailed Bhutan glory butterfly collected by George Forrest in 1918. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Viewed from underneath

Papilio peranthus

Swallowtail butterfly, papilio kama
Wing detail

Papilio kama, swallowtail butterfly
A UV image of a swallowtail butterfly. The swallowtail is the U.Ks largest native butterfly, but it is now resticted to the Norfolk Broads

Troides haliphron, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides haliphron) from the family Papilionidae

Troides plato, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides plato) from the family Papilionidae

Troides hypolitus, birdwing butterfly

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