Discover butterflies : The Old World swallowtail

The Old World swallowtail or Papilio machaon is a large butterfly and the most widespread of swallowtail of the Papilionidae family in France. You can observe it in your garden or on the Greek island of Crete like this specimen photographed.

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Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) © F. Mallard