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| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Scarce Swallowtail [DE] Segelfalter [DA] Sydeuropæisk svalehale |
| This is the first instar. |

| Papilioninae |
| Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Swallowtail [DE] Schwalbenschwanz [DA] Svalehale |
| Did you know? This large butterfly only lives for 3-4 weeks as an adult. |

| Papilioninae |
| Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Swallowtail [DE] Schwalbenschwanz [DA] Svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Swallowtail [DE] Schwalbenschwanz [DA] Svalehale |

| Papilioninae |
| Papilio machaon (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Swallowtail [DE] Schwalbenschwanz [DA] Svalehale |

| Parnassiinae |
| Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Apollo [DE] Apollofalter [DA] Apollo |
| Did you know? Just like most of the other Swallowtail butterflies the Apollo only lives for a short time as an adult - about 3 weeks. In Sweden the Apollo drastically diminished in then 1950's. This is believed to be caused by acid rain. |

| Parnassiinae |
| Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Apollo [DE] Apollofalter [DA] Apollo |
| Female. |

| Parnassiinae |
| Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Apollo [DE] Apollofalter [DA] Apollo |

| Parnassiinae |
| Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| [EN] Apollo [DE] Apollofalter [DA] Apollo |

| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Image 1 of 4: After the egg hatches the larva starts eating the Flowers of the Osterluzei Plant
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| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Image 2 of 4: The larva gets bigger and changes colour, here seen with an ordinary Ant
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| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Image 3 of 4: The larva gets even bigger.
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| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Image 4 of 4: The Z. polyxena Larva in the final state. After pupating it hibernates until next apri ... |

| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |

| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Same adult specimen as in the previous picture.
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| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| Another adult specimen from the same area.
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| Parnassiinae |
| Zerynthia polyxena (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
| [EN] Southern Festoon [DE] Osterluzeifalter [DA] |
| And then i found this wierd looking adult specimen. Does anybody know if this is a common var ... |