Where has the Old World Swallowtail been recorded?

Papilio machaon occurrence evidence comes from 61,950 records in 63 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.

• 61,950 records
• 63 places
• 159 years recorded
• Insecta class

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Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Old World Swallowtail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Old World Swallowtail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 63 places.

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