Genus

Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies

Graphium

28 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyPapilionidae (Swallowtails and Parnassians)
GenusGraphium (Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies)

Species in this group

Graphium sarpedon

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Graphium doson

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium chironides

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium macareus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium antheus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Graphium evombar

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Graphium cyrnus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium agamemnon

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium aristeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium eurypylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium antiphates

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Graphium macleayanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium milon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium xenocles

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium arycles

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium policenes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium evemon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium codrus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium megarus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium angolanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Graphium agetes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium procles

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium colonna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium nomius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium leonidas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium cloanthus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Graphium porthaon

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Graphium morania

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	7 of 28	~90%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Lesser Zebra			~30%
	Great Jay			~30%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Great Zebra			~20%
2	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	11 of 28	~90%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Chain Swordtail			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~20%
	Great Zebra			~20%
	Lesser Zebra			~20%
	Spotted Zebra			~10%
	Four-Bar Swordtail			~10%
	Spot Swordtail			~10%
	Veined Jay			~10%
3	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	8 of 28	~80%
	Chain Swordtail			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~20%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Lesser Zebra			~20%
	Spotted Zebra			~20%
	Great Jay			~10%
4	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~70%
	Common Bluebottle			~40%
	Veined Jay			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
5	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	7 of 28	~70%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
	Great Zebra			~10%
	Chain Swordtail			~10%
	Spotted Zebra			~10%
6	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	5 of 28	~70%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~20%
	Lesser Jay			~10%
	Lesser Zebra			~10%
7	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 28	~60%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Spotted Jay			~20%
	Lesser Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~20%
8	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5 of 28	~50%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Spotted Jay			~10%
	Lesser Zebra			~10%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 28	~50%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~20%
10	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~50%
	Milon's Bluebottle			~20%
	Great Jay			~20%
	Olive Triangle			~20%
11	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 28	~50%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Glassy Bluebottle			~10%
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 28	~40%
	Angola White Lady			~10%
	Large Striped Swordtail			~10%
	Black Swordtail			~10%
	Veined Swordtail			~10%
	Small Striped Swordtail			~10%
13	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Kinabalu Jay			~10%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
14	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	2 of 28	~30%
	Small Striped Swordtail			~20%
	Angola White Lady			~20%
15	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
16	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 28	~30%
	Large Striped Swordtail			~30%
17	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 28	~30%
	Madagascan Striped Swordtail			~30%
18	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 28	~30%
	Madagascan Graphium			~30%
19	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
20	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
21	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~30%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~20%
	Great Jay			~10%
22	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~20%
23	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
24	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Great Jay			~20%
25	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 28	~20%
	Small Striped Swordtail			~20%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 28	~20%
	Large Striped Swordtail			~20%
27	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~20%
28	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~20%
29	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 28	~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 28	~20%
	Large Striped Swordtail			~10%
	Coastal Swordtail			<5%
	Veined Swordtail			<5%
	Small White Lady			<5%
31	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 28	~10%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
32	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~10%
33	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Macleay's Swallowtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~60%
	Tailed Jay			~40%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Spot Swordtail			~10%
2	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	4 of 28	~60%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
3	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Tailed Jay			~40%
	Common Jay			~30%
4	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~50%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
5	Surat	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Common Jay			~40%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
6	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Tailed Jay			~40%
	Common Jay			~20%
7	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Tailed Jay			~40%
	Common Jay			~20%
8	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
9	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~50%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
10	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	4 of 28	~50%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
11	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~50%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Spot Swordtail			~10%
12	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Common Jay			~50%
13	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~40%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Spot Swordtail			<5%
14	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Common Jay			~20%
15	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 28	~40%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
16	Durg	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~40%
	Common Jay			~40%
17	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~20%
18	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~40%
	Common Jay			~40%
19	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Common Jay			~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
20	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~40%
	Common Bluebottle			~40%
21	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 28	~40%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Veined Jay			~10%
22	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 28	~40%
	Common Bluebottle			~40%
23	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	4 of 28	~40%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Lesser Jay			~10%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
24	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 28	~40%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Tailed Jay			<5%
	Glassy Bluebottle			<5%
25	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~40%
	Common Jay			~40%
26	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 28	~40%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
27	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
28	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	3 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Common Jay			~10%
29	Hiroshima	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
30	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
31	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
	Common Jay			~10%
32	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 28	~30%
	Veined Swordtail			~30%
33	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
34	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	5 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
	Common Jay			~10%
	Veined Jay			<5%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			<5%
35	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
36	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
37	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
38	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
39	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
40	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
41	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
42	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
	Common Bluebottle			~10%
	Five-Bar Swordtail			~10%
	Lesser Jay			~10%
43	Đà Nẵng	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 28	~30%
	Spotted Jay			~30%
44	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
45	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
46	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
47	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~30%
48	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Veined Jay			~30%
49	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
50	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
51	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
	Veined Jay			<5%
52	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~30%
53	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
54	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~30%
	Common Jay			~20%
	Tailed Jay			~10%
55	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~30%
	Tailed Jay			~30%
56	Salem	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
57	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
	Common Jay			~10%
58	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~20%
	Tailed Jay			~20%
59	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 28	~20%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%
60	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 28	~20%
	Common Bluebottle			~20%

Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies

Species in this group

Common Bluebottle

Common Jay

Veined Jay

Lesser Zebra

Large Striped Swordtail

Madagascan Striped Swordtail

Madagascan Graphium

Tailed Jay

Chain Swordtail

Great Jay

Five-Bar Swordtail

Macleay's Swallowtail

Milon's Bluebottle

Great Zebra

Spotted Jay

Small Striped Swordtail

Lesser Jay

Olive Triangle

Spotted Zebra

Angola White Lady

Four-Bar Swordtail

Kinabalu Jay

Black Swordtail

Spot Swordtail

Veined Swordtail

Glassy Bluebottle

Coastal Swordtail

Small White Lady

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked