Butterfly or moth
Blue Triangle
Graphium sarpedon · Papilionidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMay · Jul–Augmost records
Records15,601in 16 countries
Most seen inTaiwan4,527 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Blue Triangle in brief
The blue triangle (Graphium sarpedon) is a butterfly or moth of the Papilionidae family — species of butterfly.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 15,601 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and Indonesia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Taiwan4,527 records · best Aug, Jul
Japan4,295 records · best May, Jul
Indonesia1,943 records · best May, Jun
China1,863 records · best Jul, Sep
Singapore1,068 records · best Jun, Jan
Malaysia728 records · best May, Jun
Thailand521 records · best Jan, Feb
Philippines194 records · best Apr, May
Vietnam178 records · best Jun, Jul
Nepal126 records · best Jun, Aug
Cambodia82 records · best Jan, Jun
Myanmar30 records · best Mar, Jan
Laos19 records · best Jan, Apr
Bhutan11 records · best May, Apr
Solomon Islands10 records · best Jan, Apr
Brunei6 records · best Feb, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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