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Papilio machaon

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Field Notes

Description:

First one I've seen this year and it posed well. Appears to be in pristine condition.

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Caleb Steindel
@malcolm, great spotting, thanx for sharing, and i believe the scientific name for this beauty is papilio machaon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_machaon
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow Malcolm,awesome series,perfect photos and collours to,congrats and thanks for sharing,very nice spotting

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PublishedMarch 13, 2014

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