swallowtail butterfly

There is a large swallowtail butterfly in the family of sailboats in the order of Lepidoptera . It is impossible to look without delight at this miracle of nature. Many people are inclined to the version that basically the most beautiful creations of nature are located in the tropics.

But this obvious delusion is refuted by the indisputable facts that our area is full of beautiful and wonderful natural creatures. Their patterns and forms never cease to delight and amaze mankind. Watching only butterflies alone, you can get incredible aesthetic pleasure. For example, a representative of this class is a swallowtail. In many places, including our territories, this beautiful butterfly can be found . Due to the large range in nature, there are a large number of subspecies of this miracle of nature and 37 varieties. Why is the butterfly called so - a large swallowtail? The origin of this interesting name is in the ancient country of Troy, in which once upon a time lived a famous healer named Machaon. The legend about him says that a huge number of mortally wounded warriors literally returned from the other world thanks to the knowledge and efforts of this miracle doctor. In his honor, a beautiful butterfly was named by biologist Karl Liney.

This attractive creation of nature is characterized by its large size and unusually beautiful color. The wingspan of this butterfly reaches from 65 to 95 mm. The color of the wings is dominated by warm yellow tones. Against this yellow background, black patterns are clearly visible, more of which are near the body of the swallowtail and on the rims of the wings. The patterns are stripes and spots. The hind wings are decorated with tails, the length of which is about 10 mm.

The same hind wings are decorated with a blue spot and a rounded shape closer to the top of the wing and a rich red eye on its outer side. For summer swallowtails, a paler color is characteristic. In spring, it is richer and brighter. Also, the habitat of butterflies also affects the color. Those that live further south have an intense yellow coloration and less pronounced black outlines. In the inhabitants of the northern territories, the yellow color on the wings is somewhat paler, but black patterns are clearly drawn on them.

Males are usually smaller than females. A well-marked organ in the swallowtail is its club-shaped antennae, which are inherent in many butterflies. From all sides this view is beautiful and prosperous. It is impossible to look at a photo of a swallowtail butterfly without admiration .