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Female Papilio delalandei, Marojejy, Madagascar In the open sun, this very large butterfly was quite restless. As there was a stream between me and the butterfly, I took this one with the tele lens and cropped it. I used this reference photo for identification:<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_delalandei#/media/File:Papiliodelalandei_Godart,_-1824-Female.JPG" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_delalandei#/media/File:Papiliodelalandei_Godart,_-1824-Female.JPG</a><br /> <br /> &quot;Papilio mangoura&quot; looks quite similar, so I could be wrong. Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Papilio delalandei,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Female Papilio delalandei, Marojejy, Madagascar

In the open sun, this very large butterfly was quite restless. As there was a stream between me and the butterfly, I took this one with the tele lens and cropped it. I used this reference photo for identification:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_delalandei#/media/File:Papiliodelalandei_Godart,_-1824-Female.JPG

"Papilio mangoura" looks quite similar, so I could be wrong.

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The Papilio delalandei

''Papilio delalandei'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 30, 2016. Captured Oct 8, 2015 08:58 in 3B, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO500
  • 105mm
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