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Swallowtail caterpillar


Swallowtail caterpillar
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Copyright: Ramona Popovici (venusinfurs) (17)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-13
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/750 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-02 6:05
Viewed: 409
Points: 4
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Tribe: Papilionini

Papilio machaon

This striking butterfly is yellow with black wing and vein markings and a wingspan of 8 to 10 cm. The hind wings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name. Just below each tail is a red eye spot.
The caterpillar spends the first part of its life with the appearance of a bird dropping, an effective defence against predators. As the caterpillar grows larger it becomes green with black and orange markings. The caterpillar still has a defence against predators in the form of an organ called an osmeterium which consists of retractable, fleshy projections behind its head that can release a foul smell.

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Foarte frumoase detalii!Superb subiect...

Hello Ramona,
Very interesting shot of this nice caterpilar. Good composed, nice colours. TFS

Chris

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