Summary ²

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 'original', first to go by the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.

Additional photos ³

Click here to see additional photo records : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=17307&place_id=any&verifiable=any&captive=any&taxon_id=56529

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Philip Mark Osso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Philip Mark Osso
2. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_machaon
3. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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