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Old World Swallowtail caterpillar (κάμπια Μαχάωνα)

Papilio machaon

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Description:

An Old World Swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon), a very common Greek butterfly species, spotted foraging on a wild fennel, Fytoko stream, Volos city, Greece.

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1 Comment

ChristosMaroulis
ChristosMaroulis 9 years ago

Beautiful!!

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DespinaTsafetopoulou
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DespinaTsafetopoulou

Δήμος Βόλου, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on Jun 14, 2014
Submitted on Jun 14, 2014

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old world swallowtail caterpillar old world swallowtail papilio machaon common yellow swallowtail κάμπια μαχάωνα μαχάωνας παπίλιος μαχάωνας γιατρός ελλάδα γιατρίνα δέσποινα τσαφετοπούλου greece
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