Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon) The papilios of Great Britain, systematically arranged, accurately engraved, and painted from nature, with the natural history of each species, from a close application to the subject, and observations made in different countries of this kingdom; as well as from breeding numbers from the egg, or caterpillar, during the last thirty years.
Date 1795
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9689104092
Author William Lewin
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_papilios_of_Great_Britain_(9689104092).jpg
The Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) 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 'original', first to go by the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.