British Swallowtail [F] - Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus

flighty blighters these. Gorgeous though. :)

from www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/

The Swallowtail is our largest native butterfly, and also one of our rarest. This spectacular insect is our only resident butterfly of the Papilionidae family, which is one of the largest butterfly families in the world. The British race is the subspecies britannicus which is confined to the fens of the Norfolk Broads in East Norfolk. This is partly due to the distribution of the sole larval foodplant, Milk-parsley. Seeing the adult butterflies flying powerfully over the Norfolk Broads is a sight to behold, and one near the top of the list of most British butterfly-watchers.

In some years, there are reports of the gorganus subspecies arriving from the continent. This subspecies is less fussy and will use many kinds of Umbellifer, such as Wild Carrot, as the larval foodplant. 2013 was an exceptional year for this subspecies, with sightings from 13 sites across Hampshire, Sussex and Kent, and a single site in Buckinghamshire. These sightings included evidence of egg-laying and the resulting larvae and pupae have been followed through to spring 2014. On April 14th 2014 a single continental Swallowtail was seen and photographed at the Magdalen Hill Down Butterfly Conservation reserve near Winchester in Hampshire.

Taken on: June 17, 2015

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Nikon D90

Nikkor 18-300mm VR

DxO 8

B Tonner

frattonparker

Butterfly

Schmetterling

Farfalle

Papillon

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Sets appears in: • Butterflies

Groups appears in: • British Lepidoptera • Butterflies and Moths of Great Britain & Ireland

Camera: Nikon D90, f/6.0, 1/800 sec, 155mm (=232mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D90
Aperture:	f/6.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	155mm (35mm equivalent: 232mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	DxO Optics Pro 8
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