Papilio machaon
         
Swallowtail  
Le Machaon  
           
 
 
 
1] male of Papilio machaon alt.1220m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 14/05/2021  
       
       
   
2] male - Var (France) - 12/04/2014   3] Aude (France) - 22/05/2009  
       
       
   
4] same specimen as 3]   5] Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010  
       
       
   
6] male - Var (France) - 09/05/2013   7] male with darker yellow - Var (France) - 10/05/2013  
       
       
   
8] male - Pyrénées orientales alt.565m (France) - 10/03/2019   9] male - Var (France) - 25/04/2014  
       
       
   
10] Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2013   11] same specimen as 10]  
       
       
 
12] female of Papilio machaon alt.560m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/05/2012  
   
   
 
13]  female of Papilio machaon alt.560m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/06/2020  
       
       
   
14] female (above) and male while mating - Bouches-du-Rhône (France) - 29/07/2010   15] same scene as 14] (female above)
 
 
       
       
   
16] female laying on Daucus carota - Haute Saône (France) - 11/05/2009   17] female laying on Ruta angustifolia - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013  
       
       
   
18] close-up of an egg laid on Daucus carota - Doubs (France) -30/08/2008   19] close-up of an egg laid on Foeniculum vulgare - Var (France) - 22/06/2012  
       
       
   
20] close-up of a newly-emerged larva ; as soon as it hatched, the tiny caterpillar started to eat the wall of the empty egg - Var (France) - 23/06/2012   21] 2-day old caterpillar (first instar) - Var (France) - 23/06/2012

 
 
       
       
   
22] young caterpillar (lenght : 5mm) - Var (France) - 26/06/2012   23] young caterpillar (lenght : 5mm) - Var (France) - 06/07/2013  
       
       
   
24] same specimen as 23]   25] young caterpillar - Var (France) - 28/06/2012  
       
       
   
26] same specimen as 25]   27] same specimen as 25]  
       
       
   
28] same specimen as 25] when eating Foeniculum vulgare
 
  29] dark larva (last but one instar) - Var (France) - 27/10/2013
 
 
       
       
   
30] same specimen as 29]   31] mature caterpillar - Haute Saône (France) - 13/06/2010  
       
       
   
32] mature caterpillar with amazing pattern devoid of black bands - Corse du sud (France) - 16/06/2014   33] mature caterpillar alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 26/08/2014  
       
       
   
34] mature caterpillar - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008   35] same specimen as 34] showing its osmeterium  
       
       
     
36] mature caterpillar on Daucus carota alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées - 10/08/2019      
       
       
   
37] chrysalis of Papilio machaon, green form - Var (France) - 07/06/2012   38] other chrysalis, green form - Var (France) - 07/06/2013
 
 
       
       
   
39] same chrysalis as 38]   40] other chrysalis, grey form - Var (France) - 27/10/2013  
       
       
   
41] other chrysalis, grey form - Var (France) - 27/10/2013   42] same chrysalis as 41]  
       
       
   
43]  dark grey chrysalis, which originated from the larva shown in picture 29]. The nymphal molting occured on the 16th of November - Var (France) - 17/11/2013   44] same chrysalis as 43]

 
 
       
       
       
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