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Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name).
Papilio machaon oregonius W.H. Edwards , 1876 The Oregon swallowtail ( Papilio machaon oregonius , sometimes classified as Papilio oregonius or Papilio bairdii oregonius [ 1 ] ) is a subspecies of swallowtail butterfly native to the United States of America , Oregon , Washington , and Idaho and south-central British Columbia in Canada . [ 2 ]
The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. [3] Further, the species Papilio homerus is named after the Greek poet, Homer. [4] The Mon of the Taira clan of Japan is an AgehachÅ (swallowtail butterfly).
Papilio brevicauda Saunders, 1869 – short-tailed swallowtail; Papilio hospiton Géné, 1839 – Corsican swallowtail; Papilio indra Reakirt, 1866 – Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail; Papilio joanae J. Heitzman, 1973 – Ozark swallowtail; Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 – Old World swallowtail, common ...
Aposematic caterpillar of Papilio machaon, in threat pose Butterfly larvae, or caterpillars, consume plant leaves and spend practically all of their time searching for and eating food. Although most caterpillars are herbivorous, a few species are predators : Spalgis epius eats scale insects , [ 48 ] while lycaenids such as Liphyra brassolis are ...
Swallowtail Papilio machaon brittanicus photographed at Strumpshaw Fen. ... In early spring and summer the reserve is the habitat of 23 species of dragonfly, ...
Papilio joanae, the Ozark swallowtail, is a North American butterfly species in the family Papilionidae. [1] It was once considered a synonym of the black swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes ). [ 2 ]
Papilio demoleus demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio demoleus malayanus Wallace, 1865. Papilio machaon verityi Fruhstorfer, 1907; Papilio machaon birmanicus Rothschild, 1908. Papilio xuthus Linnaeus, 1767; Papilio demolion demolion Cramer, [1776] Papilio noblei de Niceville, [1889] Papilio noblei haynei Tytler, 1926. Papilio castor Westwood, 1842