#swallowtails

[michaelnordeman]

Old World Swallowtail/Papilio machaon/makaonfjäril. Värmland, Sweden (25 June 2023).

[nemfrog]

The Zebra Swallowtail. Butterflies Worth Knowing. 1925.

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[razehider]

this iberian scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii) has certainly seen better days, but i think photos of butterflies like this are at least just as interesting as those of freshly eclosed, perfectly intact individuals. there's an element of storytelling involved, if you think about the multiple potential predators it might have eluded. it could also just be really bad at being a butterfly, but the point stands

(July 22nd, 2025)

[histsciart]

Yellow Swallowtails

Swallowtails and caterpillar (Papilio machaon) from The Butterflies of the British Islands (1906) by Richard South.

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[lilybug-02]

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (male)

Heck yeah! I feel like a birdwatcher, but for bugs! 🦋🐛🐝 Fun fact: these butterflies are toxic and their bright colors are a warning to predators.

[rocksbugsout]

(Eastern Tiger?) Swallowtail in my mom's baby peach tree yesterday :)

idk tornado watch again so I always get a little nervous so I gotta talk about bugs i think. 👍

[celestialphotography]

Peak summer

[sandpaperoctopi]

western tiger swallowtail