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Iphiclides podalirius on Vincetoxicum hirundinaria. View from the front.
L Habitat: Dry site with rock faces, open areas and sparse forest. Altitude: 1130 - 1230m a.s.l.
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Lat.: Iphiclides podalirius
Family: Papilionidae.
Genus: Iphiclides
Behaviour: The butterfly stayed for a long time on the blossoms of the swallow-wort and sucked nectar. In between it sailed to the next plant/inflorescence. It did not visit other plants.
Flower
Lat.: Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Vincetoxicum |