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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63033| Title: | Magnificent butterfly machaon |
| Authors: | Kachan, Vladimir |
| Keywords: | Papilio machaon Butterflies on postage stamps Papilionidae -- Identification Butterflies -- Life cycles |
| Issue Date: | 2019-04 |
| Publisher: | Malta Philatelic Society |
| Citation: | Kachan, V. (2019). Magnificent butterfly machaon. Journal of the Malta Philatelic Society, 48(1), 2-7. |
| Abstract: | The Swallowtail was one of the first butterflies that were described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758 and named Papilio machaon, a figure in Greek mythology. Papilio machaon has a striking coloration of black on top of a yellow base col or. There are blue and red spots on the hind wings. A mutation or variation on Swallowtails' natural color is the occasional butterfly that displays melanism, a black coloration on the wings, rather than yellow. Also there are butterflies of blue color. There are fairly large butterflies compared to most others. [excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63033 |
| Appears in Collections: | JMPS - 2019 - 48(1) |
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