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The scarce swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius

Description:

The scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Despite it's British common name, the species is one of the commonest species of butterflies in Greece. The pictured individual was spotted and photographed in Tzoumerka mountains National park, Epirus region, Greece.

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3 Comments

Single D
Single D 4 years ago

What a beautiful butterfly.

Thank you dear @Saturniidae27

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 4 years ago

Nice spotting.

Ήπειρος - Δυτική Μακεδονία, Greece

Spotted on Apr 20, 2019
Submitted on Mar 28, 2020

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