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Papilio machaon - female laying an egg on Foeniculum vulgare, one of its hosts. <br /> <br /> this was the result:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74600/papilio_machaon_an_egg.html" title="Papilio machaon: an egg"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/74600_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fM%2FsTdbakEuBlCYJxA%2BMcyyBmuw%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Papilio machaon: an egg on Foeniculum vulgare, one of its hosts.<br /> here&#039;s the mom: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74602/papilio_machaon_-_female_laying_an_egg.html Geotagged,Israel,Old World swallowtail,Papilio machaon,Spring" /></a></figure> Foeniculum vulgare,Geotagged,Israel,Old World swallowtail,Papilio machaon,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Papilio machaon - female laying an egg

on Foeniculum vulgare, one of its hosts.

this was the result:

Papilio machaon: an egg on Foeniculum vulgare, one of its hosts.<br /> here's the mom: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74602/papilio_machaon_-_female_laying_an_egg.html Geotagged,Israel,Old World swallowtail,Papilio machaon,Spring

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The Old World swallowtail

"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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2019. Captured Apr 17, 2014 10:41 in Gefen St, Karmei Yosef, Israel.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/4.0
  • 1/807s
  • ISO100
  • 4.3mm