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Swallowtail

(Papilio machaon)

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Description

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 is the first to be given the name).It is the type species of the genus Papilio.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Papilionidae
Genus:Papilio
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