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.
Photo: Martin Grimm · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
- Observations in the area
- 2
- Last sighting
- 17 November 2022
- Category
- Insects and other invertebrates
Species and sighting data come from the iNaturalist platform and may change over time.
Where it has been observed
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Photo: @floris_heemskerk · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Marcello Consolo · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-SA
Photo: @drorf · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: @qflieger · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: @lugachev_vitaly · iNaturalist · CC BY
Photo: Marino Linić · iNaturalist · CC0
Photo: Nadja Baumgartner · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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Photo: @filippo_amatiste · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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Photo: @bluehawk314 · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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Photo: Third Silence · iNaturalist · CC BY-SA
Nature data: iNaturalist
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