Papilio
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Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly.
Schwalbenschwanz papilio machaon
Lime butterfly in Behbahan
Papilio machaon gorganus
Broad green-banded swallowtail (Papilio chrapkowskii), Kenya
Papilio machaon
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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. It is the type species of
Papilio
…as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word papilio is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon), which is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere and the type species of the genus, as well as a number of other well-known North American species such…
Papilio Machaon 2016 001
Trailing edges of the hindwings resemble the tails of swallows
P. m. britannicus