1831 Lesser mime, Papilio epycides Hewitson, 1864 Blue striped mime, Papilio slateri Hewitson, 1859 Great blue mime, Papilio paradoxa (Zinken, 1831) Common mime, Papilio clytia, Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio (Papilio) – yellow swallowtails species group machaon Common yellow swallowtail, Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio (Princeps) – Mormons, Helens, ravens species group demodocus Lime butterfly, Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 species group demolion Malabar banded swallowtail, Papilio liomedon Moore, 1875 species group polytes Common Mormon, Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758 species group helenus Large, tailed, black butterflies with prominent yellow patch on upper hindwing markings, which occur along the low elevation forests of the Himalayas, the Western Ghats and some peninsular Indian forests. Red Helen, Papilio helenus Linnaeus, 1758 Yellow Helen, Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836 Andaman Helen, Papilio prexaspes C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 species group memnon Large, tailless, black butterflies with blue and white markings, which occur along the low elevation forests of the Himalayas, the Western Ghats and some peninsular Indian forests. Despite the name, only the great Mormon is polymorphic. Great Mormon, Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758 Blue Mormon, Papilio polymnestor Cramer, [1775] Andaman Mormon, Papilio mayo Atkinson, [1874] species group protenor Large tailless swallowtails which are black above with no white marking and which do not have basal red markings below. Found in Himayas and Northeast India in low elevation jungles. Spangle, Papilio protenor Cramer, [1775] Redbreast, Papilio alcmenor C. Felder & R. Felder, [1864] species group bootes Tailed redbreast, Papilio bootes Westwood, 1842 species group castor Tailless black or blackish-brown butterflies with white markings, the females or both sexes of which mimic inedible milkweed butterflies. Common raven, Papilio castor Westwood, 1842 Malabar raven, Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880 Papilio (Achillides) – peacocks Large strong-flying black butterflies with distinctive colourful markings, most species of which occur along the low elevation forests of the Himalayas while a few species occur in the Western Ghats and some peninsular Indian forests. species group paris Blue peacock, Papilio arcturus Westwood, 1842 Common peacock, Papilio bianor Cramer, [1777] Yellow-crested spangle, Papilio elephenor Doubleday, 1845 Paris peacock, Papilio paris Linnaeus, 1758 Krishna peacock, Papilio krishna Moore, 1858 species group: palinurus Common banded peacock, Papilio crino Fabricius, 1793 Malabar banded peacock, Papilio buddha Westwood, 1872 Papilio (Sinoprinceps) – Chinese swallowtails species group: xuthus Chinese yellow swallowtail, Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 Tribe Leptocircini Graphium Scopoli, 1777 – bluebottles, jays, swordtails and zebras Graphium (Graphium) – bluebottles and jays Common