Michael & Patricia Fogden / Green-spotted Swallowtail (Graphium tynderaeus) butterfly, Tangkoko Batuangus Reserve, Indonesia

Konrad Wothe / Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses) on plant stem, Indonesia

Mark Moffett / Poseidon Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus poseidon) butterfly, male, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia

Paul Bertner / Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) caterpillar, Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Ingo Arndt / Pupa of Asian swallowtail butterfly (Papilio lowi)

Chien Lee / Moth (Alcidis aruus) pair at mineral lick, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus) butterfly, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa menoetius), Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Loic Poidevin / Great yellow mormon (Papilio lowi) male, captive, occurs in Asia.

Adrian Davies / Low's swallowtail butterfly (Papilio lowi), male. Captive. Occurs in Borneo, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Hiroya Minakuchi / Spangle Swallowtail (Papilio protenor) butterfly, Japan

Thomas Marent / Swallowtail (Papilio maackii) butterfly wing scales, China

Ingo Arndt / Helena Birdwing (Troides helena) butterfly, Malaysia

Ingo Arndt / Helena Birdwing (Troides helena) butterfly, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) butterfly, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) butterfly emerging from chrysalis, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Great Mormon (Papilio memnon) butterfly drying wings after emerging from chrysalis, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Golden Birdwing Butterfly (Troides amphrysus) emerging from chrysalis, Malaysia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Golden Birdwing Butterfly (Troides amphrysus) emerging from chrysalis, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Fivebar Swordtail (Graphium antiphates) and Common Jay (Graphium doson) butterflies feeding on minerals on riverbank, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) caterpillar showing false eyespots, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) caterpillar mimicking bird dropping, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) pupa, Kipandi Butterfly Park, Crocker Range, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Golden Birdwing Butterfly (Troides amphrysus) caterpillar defends itself by means of foul-smelling tentacles hidden behind its head, Kipandi Butterfly Park, Crocker Range, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides andromache) caterpillar prepares for its moult into the pupal stage, Kipandi Butterfly Park, Crocker Range, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) caterpillar entering pupal stage, Kipandi Butterfly Park, Crocker Range, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Swallowtail (Papilionidae) caterpillar showing false eyespots, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) butterfly male in rainforest, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) butterfly male, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) butterfly males, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) butterfly male and female, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Swallowtail Butterfly (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals in sand, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Swallowtail Butterfly (Graphium sarpedon) feeding on minerals in sand, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Green Dragontail (Lamproptera meges) butterfly, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Green Dragontail (Lamproptera meges) butterfly, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Tailed Jay Butterfly (Graphium agamemnon) feeding on minerals in soil, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Tailed Jay Butterfly (Graphium agamemnon), Philippines

Chien Lee / Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) males at a seep where they feed on salts, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Kevin Schafer / Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) butterfly sipping salts and minerals from soil, Bhutan

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Helena Birdwing (Troides helena) butterfly, Tangkoko Batuangus Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) butterfly, Erawan National Park, Thailand

Thomas Marent / Common Rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) butterfly, Erawan National Park, Thailand

Ingo Arndt / Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) butterfly, Russia

Ingo Arndt / Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) butterfly, Russia

Norbert Wu / Blackspot Angelfish (Genicanthus melanospilos) male, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Ingo Arndt / Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio palinurus) butterfly, southern Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) butterfly female, southern Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly, southern Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly wing detail showing false eyespot, Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly feeding on flower, Asia

Pete Oxford / Asian Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) butterfly, found throughout the island, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Goliath Birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath samson) butterfly male on leaves, rare species, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Konrad Wothe / Goliath Birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath samson) butterfly male, rare species, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Konrad Wothe / Goliath Birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath samson) butterfly male, wing detail, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia

Shin Yoshino / Chines Peacock (Papilio bianor) pair feeding on flower nectar, Nagasaki, Japan

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus) butterfly caterpillar showing false eyespots, Shiga, Japan

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), on thistle, Shiga, Japan

Tim Fitzharris / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides sp) showing aposematic coloration, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides sp) showing aposematic coloration, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides sp), Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides sp) showing aposematic coloration, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Birdwing Butterfly (Troides sp) showing aposematic coloration, Philippines

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Madagascan Pipevine Swallowtail (Pharmacophagus antenor / Batthus philenor, Drury 1773). Strong late 18th Century illustration with contemporary colouring following its discovery. As a...