Pachliopta (Red-bodied Swallowtails)

Species in this group

Pachliopta hector

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pachliopta aristolochiae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pachliopta antiphus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachliopta polyphontes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Pachliopta jophon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachliopta polydorus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Red-bodied Swallowtails

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	~40%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~40%
2	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~40%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~40%
3	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 6	~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
4	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~30%
5	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~30%
6	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 6	~20%
	Black Rose			~20%
7	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 6	~20%
	Pachliopta polyphontes			~20%
8	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
9	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
10	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
11	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
12	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
13	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	~20%
	Ceylon Rose Swallowtail			~20%
14	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
15	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
16	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
17	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Rose			~10%
18	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Red-Bodied Swallowtail			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~40%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
2	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~40%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
3	Salem	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
4	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
5	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~30%
6	Changzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~30%
7	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
8	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
9	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~30%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~30%
10	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~30%
11	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
12	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
13	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
14	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
15	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
16	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
17	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
18	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
19	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~20%
20	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 6	~20%
	Crimson Rose Swallowtail			~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
21	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
22	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
23	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
24	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
25	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
26	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
27	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
28	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
29	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
30	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
31	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
32	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
33	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
34	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
35	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
36	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
37	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%
38	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Rose Swallowtail			~10%

Red-bodied Swallowtails

Species in this group

Crimson Rose Swallowtail

Common Rose Swallowtail

Black Rose

Pachliopta polyphontes

Ceylon Rose Swallowtail

Red-Bodied Swallowtail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Red-bodied Swallowtails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked