Papilionidae (Swallowtails and Parnassians)

Family

Swallowtails and Parnassians

Papilionidae

156 species in our catalog · found in 189 parks

Species in this group

Showing the 60 most likely of 156 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Swallowtails and Parnassians

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
25 of 156
>90%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
17 of 156
>90%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
17 of 156
>90%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
>90%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
17 of 156
>90%
6 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
18 of 156
~90%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
13 of 156
~90%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~90%
9 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
11 of 156
~90%
10 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10 of 156
~90%
11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
7 of 156
~90%
12 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
9 of 156
~90%
13 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
6 of 156
~90%
14 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10 of 156
~90%
15 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
8 of 156
~80%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
6 of 156
~80%
17 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
5 of 156
~80%
18 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
14 of 156
~80%
19 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
6 of 156
~80%
20 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 156
~80%
21 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5 of 156
~80%
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
6 of 156
~80%
23 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
4 of 156
~80%
24 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
8 of 156
~80%
25 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5 of 156
~80%
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
8 of 156
~80%
27 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
6 of 156
~80%
28 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
4 of 156
~70%
29 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~70%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
9 of 156
~70%
31 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
4 of 156
~70%
32 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
6 of 156
~70%
33 Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
3 of 156
~70%
34 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5 of 156
~70%
35 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
9 of 156
~70%
36 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
4 of 156
~70%
37 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
4 of 156
~70%
38 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
4 of 156
~70%
39 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
3 of 156
~70%
40 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
4 of 156
~70%
41 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~60%
42 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 156
~60%
43 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
4 of 156
~60%
44 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 156
~60%
45 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~60%
46 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 156
~60%
47 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
2 of 156
~60%
48 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5 of 156
~60%
49 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~60%
50 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
4 of 156
~60%
51 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
3 of 156
~60%
52 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 156
~60%
53 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
6 of 156
~60%
54 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5 of 156
~60%
55 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
9 of 156
~60%
56 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
2 of 156
~50%
57 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
2 of 156
~50%
58 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~50%
59 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
3 of 156
~50%
60 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
4 of 156
~50%
61 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
3 of 156
~50%
62 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
2 of 156
~50%
63 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 156
~50%
64 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
7 of 156
~50%
65 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
9 of 156
~50%
66 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 156
~50%
67 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 156
~50%
68 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 156
~50%
69 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
3 of 156
~50%
70 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 156
~50%
71 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
1 of 156
~50%
72 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 156
~50%
73 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
3 of 156
~50%
74 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 156
~50%
75 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
4 of 156
~50%
76 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
2 of 156
~50%
77 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
2 of 156
~40%
78 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~40%
79 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
2 of 156
~40%
80 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5 of 156
~40%
81 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 156
~40%
82 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 156
~40%
83 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
3 of 156
~40%
84 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
4 of 156
~40%
85 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
4 of 156
~40%
86 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 156
~40%
87 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 156
~40%
88 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 156
~40%
89 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 156
~40%
90 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
8 of 156
~40%
91 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 156
~40%
92 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 156
~40%
93 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 156
~40%
94 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
2 of 156
~40%
95 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
7 of 156
~40%
96 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 156
~40%
97 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
2 of 156
~40%
98 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
4 of 156
~40%
99 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 156
~40%
100 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
4 of 156
~40%
101 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 156
~40%
102 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 156
~40%
103 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 156
~40%
104 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~40%
105 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 156
~40%
106 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 156
~30%
107 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 156
~30%
108 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~30%
109 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
2 of 156
~30%
110 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 156
~30%
111 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 156
~30%
112 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 156
~30%
113 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 156
~30%
114 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
4 of 156
~30%
115 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 156
~30%
116 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 156
~30%
117 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 156
~30%
118 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 156
~30%
119 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
3 of 156
~30%
120 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 156
~30%
121 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 156
~30%
122 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 156
~30%
123 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
1 of 156
~30%
124 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~30%
125 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 156
~30%
126 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 156
~30%
127 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5 of 156
~30%
128 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 156
~30%
129 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
1 of 156
~30%
130 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 156
~30%
131 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 156
~30%
132 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 156
~30%
133 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 156
~30%
134 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 156
~30%
135 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 156
~30%
136 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
2 of 156
~20%
137 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~20%
138 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~20%
139 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~20%
140 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 156
~20%
141 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
1 of 156
~20%
142 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~20%
143 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 156
~20%
144 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 156
~20%
145 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 156
~20%
146 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 156
~20%
147 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 156
~20%
148 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 156
~20%
149 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
4 of 156
~20%
150 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
1 of 156
~20%
151 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 156
~20%
152 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 156
~20%
153 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 156
~20%
154 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~20%
155 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 156
~20%
156 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 156
~20%
157 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~20%
158 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 156
~20%
159 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 156
~20%
160 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~20%
161 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
2 of 156
~20%
162 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 156
~20%
163 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 156
~20%
164 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 156
~20%
165 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 156
~20%
166 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~20%
167 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 156
~20%
168 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~20%
169 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 156
~20%
170 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 156
~20%
171 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~20%
172 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 156
~10%
173 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 156
~10%
174 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~10%
175 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 156
~10%
176 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 156
~10%
177 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 156
~10%
178 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 156
~10%
179 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 156
~10%
180 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~10%
181 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 156
~10%
182 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 156
~10%
183 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~10%
184 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~10%
185 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 156
~10%
186 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 156
~10%
187 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
1 of 156
~10%
188 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 156
~10%
189 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
1 of 156
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
15 of 156
>90%
2 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
17 of 156
~90%
3 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
9 of 156
~90%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
8 of 156
~90%
5 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
9 of 156
~90%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
10 of 156
~90%
7 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
5 of 156
~90%
8 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
6 of 156
~90%
9 Kalyan-Dombivli 🇮🇳 India
5 of 156
~90%
10 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
7 of 156
~80%
11 Karachi 🇵🇰 Pakistan
2 of 156
~80%
12 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
8 of 156
~80%
13 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
9 of 156
~80%
14 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
~80%
15 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
15 of 156
~80%
16 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
4 of 156
~80%
17 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
6 of 156
~80%
18 Pune 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
~80%
19 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
~80%
20 Surat 🇮🇳 India
4 of 156
~80%
21 Changzhou 🇨🇳 China
4 of 156
~80%
22 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
8 of 156
~80%
23 Salem 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
~80%
24 Durg 🇮🇳 India
3 of 156
~80%
25 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
6 of 156
~80%
26 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
6 of 156
~80%
27 Raipur 🇮🇳 India
3 of 156
~80%
28 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
6 of 156
~80%
29 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
14 of 156
~80%
30 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
4 of 156
~80%
31 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
11 of 156
~80%
32 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
4 of 156
~80%
33 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
6 of 156
~80%
34 Bhubaneshwar 🇮🇳 India
4 of 156
~70%
35 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
5 of 156
~70%
36 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
8 of 156
~70%
37 Madurai 🇮🇳 India
3 of 156
~70%
38 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
4 of 156
~70%
39 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
5 of 156
~70%
40 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
5 of 156
~70%
41 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
12 of 156
~70%
42 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
4 of 156
~70%
43 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
8 of 156
~70%
44 Solapur 🇮🇳 India
2 of 156
~70%
45 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
4 of 156
~70%
46 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
8 of 156
~70%
47 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
3 of 156
~70%
48 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
8 of 156
~70%
49 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
3 of 156
~70%
50 Lucknow 🇮🇳 India
3 of 156
~70%
51 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
3 of 156
~70%
52 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
4 of 156
~70%
53 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
9 of 156
~70%
54 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
13 of 156
~70%
55 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
6 of 156
~70%
56 Kanpur 🇮🇳 India
3 of 156
~70%
57 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
7 of 156
~70%
58 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
7 of 156
~70%
59 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
6 of 156
~70%
60 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
4 of 156
~70%