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Old World Swallowtail

Photo: Martin Grimm · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Observations in the area
2
Last sighting
17 November 2022
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species is the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.

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