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Papilio machaon
The imago typically has yellow wings with black vein markings, and a wingspan of 65 - 86 mm. The hind wings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name from the resemblance to the birds of the same name. Just below each tail is a red eye spot.
It occurs throughout the Palearctic region in Europe and Asia; it also occurs across North America, and thus, is not restricted to the Old World, despite the common name.
Other names: Common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family).
Spotted on Jul 19, 2013
Submitted on Jul 19, 2013
30 Comments (1–25)
Definitely is ;)
beautiful butterfly!
;D maybe they are just starting in the morning and then vodka strikes the best ;D
Haha! That is an odd saying for being Russian... I thought they got smarter when drinking Vodka in the evening...
I see that you become very wise in the morning ;D ha ha ha now I understand the old Russian saying: morning is always smarter than the evening ;) Tina prove it ;D
Yep, you have plenty of options :) Just a reminder, a master is someone who does something with a masterpiece... :D
Ha ha ha good idea, or some draft for needlepoint ;)
Well, at least a canvas for your granny :)
Tnx Tina, didn't have anything in mind..what are you suggesting? ;)
I hope you remember to do something nice with this picture, because it is very artistic!
Thank you Mark! Tnx ramyabharatha ;)
Lovely...
Super shot.
Thank you :)
Beautiful :)
Thank you :)
nice one injica
Thank you all: sklohi, dotun, Jakubko and Ali! ;) I am glad you like my spotting!
Awesome !
Beautiful!
Nice light and background. Great photo!
Sweet
Awesome
Cool
I know but then again, I went with my friend in the marsh 3 days ago and there were millions of them but hungry enough to constantly eat and fly and didn't see any stopping anywhere! ah..they are just tricky always no matter where! ;)