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Old World swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Order Lepidoptera. Family Papilionidae.

Old World swallowtail — Photographs 1
Old World swallowtail.
Photo: hamon jp / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.

Traits

Wingspan
65–85 mm
Flight period
May–September
Host plants
umbellifers (dill, carrot, hogweed)
Generations per year
2 (3 in the south)

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Photographs

Old World swallowtail — Photographs 2
Old World swallowtail. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Karl Eckstein / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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