Papilio machaon 02 04102009

Description:

Description: English: 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). It is the type species of the genus Papilio and occurs throughout the Palearctic region in Europe and Asia; it also occurs across North America, and thus is not restricted to the Old World, despite the common name. Deutsch: Der Schwalbenschwanz (Papilio machaon) ist ein Schmetterling (Tagfalter) aus der Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae). Date: 10 April 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Bernie. Other versions: Lossless high quality TIFF (16 bit per channel) . Camera location 47° 31′ 23.79″ N, 12° 18′ 01.22″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 47.523274; 12.300340.