List of Butterflies and Moths Available or Previously Available in the UK Butterfly House Trade
Ongoing, feel free to contact me with omitted species and evidence of their availability past or present in the UK. Thanks, Viv.
Red Helen Swallowtail
Papilio helenus, the red Helen, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests of southern India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Great Mormon Swallowtail
Papilio memnon, the great Mormon, is a large butterfly native to southern Asia that belongs to the swallowtail family. It is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms.
Hipponous swallowtail
Papilio hipponous is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines.
Great Yellow Mormon Swallowtail
Papilio lowi, the great yellow Mormon or Asian swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Palawan, Balabao).
Common Mormon Swallowtail
Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.
Black-and-white Helen Swallowtail
Papilio nephelus is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include P. n. chaon, the yellow Helen, and P. n. sunatus, the black and white Helen.
Scarlet Mormon Swallowtail
Papilio rumanzovia, the scarlet Mormon or red Mormon, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines but has been recorded as a vagrant to southern Taiwan.
