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Scarce Swallowtail Butterfly

Iphiclides podalirius

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Borboleta, no castelo de Arraiolos Butterfly, near Arraiolos

Notes:

I don´t know nothing about this butterfly, i just found it flying in the Arraiolos Castle...and suddenly she stopped for the photos... Não sei nada acerca desta espécie... encontrei-a a voar no Castelo de Arraiolos... e de repente lá posou para a foto...

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago
Scarce Swallowtail Butterfly
Iphiclides podalirius Scarce Swallowtail
+1
CarlosFranquinho
CarlosFranquinho 12 years ago
Borboleta Zebra
Iphiclides feisthamelii Iphiclides feisthamelii


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3 Comments

Seema
Seema 10 years ago

beautiful

CarlosFranquinho
CarlosFranquinho 12 years ago

It is Iphiclides feisthamelii. I. podalirius doesn't occur in Portugal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphiclides_...

LuisNunoRodrigues
LuisNunoRodrigues 12 years ago

Thanks, Eric, now it´s identified..

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LuisNunoRodrigues
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LuisNunoRodrigues

Portugal

Spotted on Aug 14, 2011
Submitted on Aug 14, 2011

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