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Title
Old World Swallowtail
Artist
Mariola Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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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). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.
Back in the 18th century when Linnaeus created the System Naturae, the word Papilio was used as the genus name for every known species of butterfly in the world. Since then much has been learnt about the relationships between different species. Consequently most have been reassigned to new genera, and only about 215 of the 17600 currently known species are retained in Papilio.
Papilio machaon is widespread and common throughout much of the northern hemisphere. It occurs over the whole of continental Europe, eastward across temperate Asia to Japan; in Africa north of the Sahara; and throughout much of North America. In Britain it is locally common on the Norfolk Broads, an area of fenland and lakes in eastern England.
Individuals originating from France occasionally migrate across the English Channel and have been periodically recorded in Hampshire, Dorset, Sussex and the Isle of Wight, but such sightings are very rare - perhaps one or two sightings per year. Genuine migrants can usually be recognised by their faded and worn appearance. Fresh looking insects seen anywhere apart from Norfolk can be attributed to escaped or deliberately released livestock - both the British subspecies brittanicus and the continental gorganus are commonly reared by hobbyists. ( it is illegal to capture or breed stock of British origin, but nevertheless a widespread practice ).
There are no similar species occurring in Britain. On the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia machaon shares it's habitat with Papilio hospiton, which is similarly marked but has much shorter tails on the hindwings. In Algeria the distribution of machaon overlaps that of the Saharan Swallowtail Papilio saharae, which is identical in appearance except for the antennae, which have 30 segments in saharae, and 33-36 segments in machaon.
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December 13th, 2018
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Tuscaloosa, AL - United States
Mariola...this is such an attractive butterfly on flower photo! Love it! l/f
Los Angeles, CA - United States
Love your butterflies collection, they are all so beautiful! This is one of my most favorite! L/F
Bryn Mawr, Pa - United States
Tender and beautifully found- I see a delicate connection between flower and butterfly, perfect in their imperfection-
St. Louis, MO - United States
Fabulous photograph of a Swallowtail on a flower, with great colors, perspective, processing, and composition, Mariola! F/L
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Re-visiting this beauty to add another like and to promote in the Wildlife One A Day group discussion. F/L
Richmond, Ca - United States
This is Beautiful, Well done! Really like the depth of field as well.Nicely done!~DUG
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Skyline Photos of America for featuring my "Old World Swallowtail" in the group The Weekenders!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Catherine Lott for featuring my "Old World Swallowtail" in the group The Broadcast Monkey!
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
What a lovely swallowtail portrait, the colors, tones and lighting are beautiful, Mariola! F/L
Murrysville, PA - United States
Stunning photo, Mariola! Beautiful colors and detail. (Thank you for the recent group feature of my "Backyard Bunny!)
Cape Town - South Africa
This is one of the best butterfly and flower photos I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing!
Leeds, ME - United States
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 March: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ . If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to Twitter. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (March 5, 2019)
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