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Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Photo by Saarbrigger
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

I uploaded an "old world swallowtail" already, but this one impressed me. The wings were extremely damaged, but it still was flying nicely and enjoying its life.

This typ of butterfly has three generations per year.

Habitat:

sunny open grassland, mainly europe

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