Swallowtail may refer to:

  • Swallowtail butterfly, large colorful butterflies from the family Papilionidae
  • Swallowtail Butterfly (film), 1996 film directed by Shunji Iwai
  • Swallowtail catastrophe or swallowtail surface, a singularity occurring in the part of mathematics called catastrophe theory
  • Swallow-tail coat, a formal tailcoat worn traditionally as part of the white tie dress code
  • Swallowtail (flag), a term in vexillology
  • Swallowtail joint in woodworking, see Dovetail joint
  • The Swallow's Tail, a painting by Salvador Dalí, inspired by the swallowtail catastrophe
  • Swallowtail, a butler café in Tokyo, Japan
  • Swallowtail, a Wolf Alice song from their debut album My Love Is Cool
  • Swallowtail (album), 2024 album by Jim White and Marisa Anderson
  • The SSC Swallowtail, a mech in the tabletop role-playing game Lancer.

See also

  • Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta), the theme song for the film Swallowtail