Papilio liomedon
| Malabar banded swallowtail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. liomedon |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio liomedon Moore, 1874 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Princeps liomedon | |
Papilio liomedon, the white banded swallow tail or malabar white banded phoenix or Malabar banded swallowtail, is a member of the swallowtail butterfly family found in southern India. Earlier considered a subspecies of the banded swallowtail (Papilio demolion) of southeast Asia, it is now considered a distinct species.