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caterpillar meeting infected caterpillar meets Swallotail caterpillar Caterpillar,Insects,Old World swallowtail,Papilio machaon Click/tap to enlarge

caterpillar meeting

infected caterpillar meets Swallotail caterpillar

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  1. This is a great image! Posted 13 years ago
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"Papilio machaon", the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail. It is the type species of the genus "Papilio". This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic and in North America.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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By Ellen de Koster

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Uploaded Aug 22, 2011. Captured Aug 21, 2011 15:05.
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/14
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm