A swallowtail butterfly enjoying my basil this morning. I never realized how colorful the underside of the wings are. You usually see them from the top with the wings open
#butterfly #gardening #basil #swallowtail
#swallowtail
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Überraschung auf einer Wiese ein paar Geh-Minuten von zu Hause: Ein Schwalbenschwanz!
Juli 2026 bei Warmbronn.
Suprise on a meadown some minutes by foot away from home: an old-world or common swallowtail!
July 2026 near Warmbronn
🔬: Papilio machaon
🇬🇧: Old-world Swallowtail, Common Swallowtail, Swallowtail
#natur #schmetterling #tagfalter #schwalbenschwanz #butterfly #oldworldswallowtail #commonswallowtail #swallowtail #papiliomachaon #naturphotographie #naturfotografie #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
British #swallowtail split from European cousins much earlier than thought, study finds
Finding that #Norfolk #butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform #conservation approach
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/05/british-swallowtail-butterfly-distinct-subspecies-study-conservation#science #ecology #evolution #insects #butterflies
Three #photos today. Saw this pipevine #swallowtail flittering around the backyard and eventually it zeroed in on the #pipevine I planted earlier this spring just for this species (its host plant). Captured it alighting on it then depositing a clutch of #eggs.
#photography #butterfly #ButterflyPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #MacroPhotography #BackyardWildlife #nature #gardening
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