Swallowtail - Papilio machaon

Family: Papilionidae.

Flight Time: Feb - October.

Size: 64-100mm

Altitude: 0-3000m



This was taken in at Hickling Broad in Norfolk in the east of England. This is the only area where Swallowtails live in the UK. I was unfortunate to miss a migrating Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, just the day before ! The other widespread European swallowtail is the Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius.