Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Query: British butterflies

Result: 12^th of 48

Subject:	Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Title: The butterflies of the British Isles
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: South, Richard
Subjects: Butterflies
Text Appearing After Image: Swallow-tail Butterfly. Male and female, with caterpillars and chrysalids.
Date 1906
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/19890294183/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/butterfliesofbri00sout/#page/n9/mode/1up
Author Richard South
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_butterflies_of_the_British_Isles_(1906)_(19890294183).jpg

The Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) 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 is the 'original', first to go by the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.

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