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L'Herault et le Puech Buissou, 635 m
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Titre: Old World Swallowtail
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At the Hérault river in southern France.

Description:

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.

This striking butterfly is yellow with black wing and vein markings and a wingspan of 8 to 10 cm. The hind wings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name. Just below each tail is a red eye spot.

Mots clés: butterfly, flower
Données image
Image sizes: 3456*2304px, 2546kb
Origin: Originally a digital image, with postprocessing
Date/Time: 20070616-131025
Camera: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Iso: 100
Speed: 1/160s
Aperture: F9.0
Focal length: 59.0mm
Aperture: 94mm
Destination coordinates;WGS84 LONG 3.60287189484°, LAT 43.748048634°
Author: André M. Winter
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