Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon) English: Charles Oberthur Faune des Lepidopteres de la Barbarie. Etudes de Lepidopterologie comparee, part 10, p.1-459. Rennes, 1914. Plate Plate CCLXXVI
2253 Papilio machaon mauretanica Bachier
2254 Papilio machaon saharae fenestrella Verity
2255 Papilio machaon maxima Verity
Date 1914
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Author Charles Oberthur
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The Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) 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 is the 'original', first to go by the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.
