Papilio machaon

Old World swallowtail
Dorsal side, recently emerged from its chrysalis, France
Ventral side of P. m. gorganus, Italy
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. machaon
Binomial name
Papilio machaon
Synonyms
List
  • Papilio machaon var. marginalis Robbe, 1891
  • Papilio machaon ab. nigrofasciata Rothke, 1895
  • Papilio machaon ab. niger Heyne, [1895]
  • Papilio machaon var. aurantiaca Speyer, 1858
  • Papilio machaon var. asiatica Ménétriés, 1855
  • Papilio hippocrates C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio machaon var. micado Pagenstecher, 1875
  • Papilio bairdii Edwards, 1866
  • Papilio asterius var. utahensis Strecker, 1878
  • Papilio hollandii Edwards, 1892
  • Papilio aliaska Scudder, 1869
  • Papilio machaon joannisi Verity, [1907]
  • Papilio machaon petersii Clark, 1932
  • Papilio hippocrates var. oregonia Edwards, 1876
  • Papilio ladakensis Moore, 1884
  • Papilio sikkimensis Moore, 1884
  • Papilio machaon var. centralis Staudinger, 1886
  • Papilio brucei Edwards, 1893
  • Papilio brucei Edwards, 1895
  • Papilio machaon dodi McDunnough, 1939
  • Papilio machaon var. montanus Alphéraky, 1897
  • Papilio machaon alpherakyi Bang-Haas, 1933
  • Papilio machaon minschani Bang-Haas
  • Papilio machaon chinensomandschuriensis Eller, 1939
  • Papilio machaon hieromax Hemming, 1934
  • Papilio machaon mauretanica Verity, 1905
  • Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Blachier, 1908
  • Papilio machaon var. mauretanica Holl, 1910
  • Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. caerulescens Holl, 1910
  • Papilio machaon var. asiatica ab. djezïrensis Holl, 1910
  • Papilio sphyrus Hübner, [1823]
  • Papilio machaon machaon maxima Verity, 1911
  • Papilio machaon maxima gen.aest. angulata Verity, 1911
  • Papilio machaon f. chrysostoma Chnéour, 1934
  • Papilio machaon f. archias Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio machaon chishimana Matsumura, 1928
  • Papilio machaon sylvia Esaki, 1930
  • Papilio machaon venchuanus Moonen
  • Papilio machaon schantungensis Eller, 1936

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 (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio. This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic (it is the only swallowtail in most of Europe) and in North America.

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