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Mocker Swallowtail (male) The Mocker Swallowtail mimics the look of other butterflies, the most common as in this one is that of the Chief Friar Geotagged,Papilio dardanus,South Africa,butterflies Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mocker Swallowtail (male)

The Mocker Swallowtail mimics the look of other butterflies, the most common as in this one is that of the Chief Friar

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Mocker swallowtail (female) Unlike the male, the female has no 'tail'.<br /> Geotagged,Papilio dardanus,South Africa,butterflies

    The female     Posted 11 years ago
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    I would have promoted this one. Posted 11 years ago

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The Mocker swallowtail

''Papilio dardanus'' , is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae . The species is broadly distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The British entomologist E. B. Poulton described it as "the most interesting butterfly in the world".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2014. Captured Feb 10, 2014 14:27 in N2, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/2048s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.