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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Papilio (P.) machaon
Papilio machaonLinnaeus, 1758
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Papilio
  6.  machaon
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TL: Sweden   (4200 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fields
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Iphiclides podalirius
  • Papilio (P.) alexanor
  • Papilio (P.) hospiton
MU

60-80 mm

FU

60-90 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàPapallona reina
    ČeskyOtakárek fenyklový
    DanskSvalehale
    DeutschSchwalbenschwanz
    Eesti keelPääsusaba
    EnglishOld World Swallowtail
    EnglishThe Swallowtail
    EspañolMakaon
    EspañolMariposa cometa macaón
    FrançaisMachaon
    HrvatskiLastin rep
    ÍslenskaSvölufiðrildi
    ItalianoMacaone
    LatviešuČemurziežu dižtauriņš
    LietuviųMachaonas
    MagyarFecskefarkú lepke
    NederlandsKoninginnenpage
    NorskSvalestjert
    PolskiPaź królowej
    PortuguêsBorboleta Cauda de Andorinha
    RomânăFluturele coada rândunicii
    ShqipFlatrabishtori makaon
    SlovenčinaVidlochvost fenyklový
    SlovenščinaLastovičar
    SrpskiLastin repak
    SrpskiЛастин репак
    SuomeksiRitariperhonen
    SvenskaMakaonfjäril
    TürkçeKýrlangýçkuyruk
    ΕλληνικάΜαχάων
    БеларускаяМахаон
    БългарскиГолям полумесец
    РусскийМахаон
    РусскийПарусник махаон
    УкраїнськаМахаон
    ქართულიმაქაონი
    中文金鳳蝶
    日本語キアゲハ(黄揚羽)
    한국어산호랑나비
    ייִדישזנב-סנונית נאה
    العربيةفراشة ذنب السنون
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApiaceaeAnethum graveolensDill weed
    ApiaceaeAngelica sylvestrisWild Angelica
    ApiaceaeCachrys libanotis
    ApiaceaeCarum carviCaraway
    ApiaceaeCicuta virosaCowbane
    ApiaceaeDaucus carotaCarrot
    ApiaceaeFerula communisGiant fennel
    ApiaceaeFoeniculum vulgareFennel
    ApiaceaeHeracleum sphondyliumCommon Hogweed
    ApiaceaeLevisticum officinaleLovage
    ApiaceaeMeum athamanticumBaldmoney
    ApiaceaePastinaca sativaParsnip
    ApiaceaePetroselinum crispumParsley
    ApiaceaePeucedanum alsaticum
    ApiaceaePeucedanum oreoselinum
    ApiaceaePeucedanum palustreMilk Parsley
    ApiaceaePimpinella anisumAnise
    ApiaceaePimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage
    ApiaceaePrangos trifida
    ApiaceaeRidolfia segetumFalse fennel
    ApiaceaeSiler montanum
    ApiaceaeTrinia glauca
    RutaceaeDictamnus albusBurning-bush
    RutaceaeRuta chalepensisFringed rue
    RutaceaeRuta graveolensCommon Rue
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (P.) machaon baijianensisR.X.Huang & Murayama, 1992
    Papilio (P.) machaon brittanicus(Seitz, 1907)
    Papilio (P.) machaon centralisStaudinger, 1886
    Papilio (P.) machaon hippocrates(C. & R. Felder, 1864)
    Papilio (P.) machaon hookeriGoankar, 1999
    Papilio (P.) machaon kiyonobuMorita, 1997
    Papilio (P.) machaon ladakensisMoore, 1884
    Papilio (P.) machaon machaonLinnaeus, 1758
    Papilio (P.) machaon mauretanicaVérity, 1905
    Papilio (P.) machaon montanusAlphéraky, 1897
    Papilio (P.) machaon muetingiSeyer, 1976
    Papilio (P.) machaon nolicoMorita, 1997
    Papilio (P.) machaon oreinusSheljuzhko, 1919
    Papilio (P.) machaon orientisVérity, 1911
    Papilio (P.) machaon rustaveliDidmanidze & Nekrutenko, 1966
    Papilio (P.) machaon schantungensisEller, 1936
    Papilio (P.) machaon schapiroiSeyer, 1976
    Papilio (P.) machaon sikkimensisMoore, 1884
    Papilio (P.) machaon syriacusVérity, 1908
    Papilio (P.) machaon taliensisEller, 1939
    Papilio (P.) machaon weidenhofferiSeyer, 1976
  • Papilio (P.) machaon is a member of the clade Papilio machaon:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (P.) alexanorEsper, 1777
    Papilio (P.) hospitonGéné, 1839
    Papilio (P.) machaonLinnaeus, 1758
    Papilio (P.) saharaeOberthür, 1879
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African Butterfly Database
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Magdalena TraciłowskaPoland, Janowiec

Adult, upperside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Adult, upperside.

Jacek WalczakPoland, Ramiszów

Adult, upperside.

Krzysztof SztabaPoland

Adult, underside.

Jan GaislerCzech Republic

Copulating pair.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Larva.

Bogusław ZającPoland, Węgrzce

Larva.

Jarosław BuryPoland

Larva.

Monika MichalczukPoland, Polesie

Larva.

Igor SiwanowiczGermany

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoGreece, Ρόδος

Young caterpillar.

Joanna Zopoth-LipiejkoPoland, Toruń

Pupa.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Porto de Fusos

Pupa.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Almaceda

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland

Eggs.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Janowiec

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Egg.

Tomasz WłodarczykPoland, Białystok
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