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Swallow Tail Butterfly (European)
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Taken in Sorrento on 18th September 2009 using Nikon D40X with
Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
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British
Swallow Tail |

Swallow Tail Butterfly. Sub species Gorganus |
Species:
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Papilio machaon.ssp.garganus
Lepidoptera.
Papilionidae. |
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
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Fennel, hemlock, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip cow parsnip, sea holly, giant hogweed.
Pollen and nectar.
Male: 76 - 83 mm. Female:86 - 93 mm.
Meadows and hillsides
Late May - Early July.
Usually 1 generation but a small 2nd generation can occur. |
Butterfly - Swallow Tail. Sub species Britannicus |

Butterfly - Swallow Tail. Sub species Britannicus |
Species:
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Papilio machaon.ssp. Britannicus
Lepidoptera.
Papilionidae. |
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
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Solely on Milk Parsley.
Bluebell, Devil's-bit Scabious, Ragged Robin, Red Clover, Teasel and Thistles.
Male: 76 - 83 mm. Female:86 - 93 mm.
Open fens where the larval foodplant, Milk-parsley, is found.
Late May - Early July.
Largest and rarest butterfly found in Britain. Now confined to the Norfolk Broads.
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