Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon) English: Underbelly side shot of the Greek variant of Papilio Machaon (Old World Swallowtail) sighted in central Athens just after the horrible 2007 forest fires. A refugee...
Ελληνικά: Προφίλ πεταλούδας του γένους Papilio Machaon, στο κέντρο της Αθήνας μετά τις πυρκαϊές του 2007 (πρόσφυγας;)
Date 1 September 2007
Author Gkokgr
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PapilioMachaonGreece3.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.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:
Papilio machaon var. marginalis Robbe, 1891
Papilio machaon ab. nigrofasciata Rothke, 1895
Papilio machaon ab. niger Heyne, [1895]
Papilio machaon var. aurantiaca Speyer, 1858
Papilio machaon var. asiatica Ménétriés, 1855
Papilio hippocrates C. & R. Felder, 1864
Papilio machaon var. micado Pagenstecher, 1875
Papilio bairdii Edwards, 1866
Papilio asterius var. utahensis Strecker, 1878
Papilio hollandii Edwards, 1892
Papilio aliaska Scudder, 1869
Papilio machaon joannisi Verity, [1907]
Papilio machaon petersii Clark, 1932
Papilio hippocrates var. oregonia Edwards, 1876
Papilio ladakensis Moore, 1884
Papilio sikkimensis Moore, 1884
Papilio machaon var. centralis Staudinger, 1886
Papilio brucei Edwards, 1893
Papilio brucei Edwards, 1895
Papilio machaon dodi McDunnough, 1939
Papilio machaon var. montanus Alphéraky, 1897
Papilio machaon alpherakyi Bang-Haas, 1933
Papilio machaon minschani Bang-Haas
Papilio machaon chinensomandschuriensis Eller, 1939
Papilio machaon hieromax Hemming, 1934
Papilio machaon mauretanica Verity, 1905
Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Blachier, 1908
Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Holl, 1910
Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. caerulescens Holl, 1910
Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. djezïrensis Holl, 1910
Papilio sphyrus Hübner, [1823]
Papilio machaon machaon maxima Verity, 1911
Papilio machaon maxima gen.aest. angulata Verity, 1911
Papilio machaon f. chrysostoma Chnéour, 1934
Papilio machaon f. archias Fruhstorfer, 1907
Papilio machaon chishimana Matsumura, 1928
Papilio machaon sylvia Esaki, 1930
Papilio machaon venchuanus Moonen
Papilio machaon schantungensis Eller, 1936
