Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

English: Charles Oberthur Faune des Lepidopteres de la Barbarie. Etudes de Lepidopterologie comparee, part 10, p.1-459. Rennes, 1914. Plate Plate CCLXXVI
2253 Papilio machaon mauretanica Bachier
2254 Papilio machaon saharae fenestrella Verity
2255 Papilio machaon maxima Verity
Date 1914
Source http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40408#page/232/mode/thumb
Author Charles Oberthur
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OberthurFaunaBarbaryPlateCCLXXVI.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.


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Description		Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon) English: Charles Oberthur Faune des Lepidopteres de la Barbarie. Etudes de Lepidopterologie comparee, part 10, p.1-459. Rennes, 1914. Plate Plate CCLXXVI 2253 Papilio machaon mauretanica Bachier 2254 Papilio machaon saharae fenestrella Verity 2255 Papilio machaon maxima Verity Date 1914 Source http://biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40408#page/232/mode/thumb Author Charles Oberthur Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OberthurFaunaBarbaryPlateCCLXXVI.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.

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