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Description
The Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a butterfly found in gardens, fields and open woodlands. It is found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. It is also called Sail Swallowtail or Pear-tree Swallowtail. The Southern Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii), is sometimes treated as a subspecies.
It is widespread throughout Europe with the exception of the northern parts. Its range extends northwards to Saxony and central Poland and eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian peninsula, India, and western China. A few specimens of the Scarce Swallowtail have been reported from central Sweden and the UK but they were probably only strays and not migrants. The scarcity of UK migrants is responsible for the English common name. In the Alps it can be found up to altitudes of 1600 m.
In some years the Scarce Swallowtail is quite abundant. The Scarce Swallowtail is getting rarer as the blackthorn bushes are being cleared; and it is now protected in some central European countries. It is protected by law in Czech republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg and Poland. It is considered Rare-Endangered and protected in some provinces of Austria and of status Indeterminate throughout Europe.

This is, I think, the biggest butterfly in Romania and probably the most beautiful. It's wings spread can reach 10cm while the monarch wing spread is of 10,2cm. But this one is definitely more beautiful than the monarch.
It's the most beautiful butterfly I've ever seen and I'm glad to see it has a big "swallowtail".

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Location: Bucharest, Romania
Date: July 02nd, 2010
Light Conditions: Sunny
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Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX
Focal Length: 200 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Filters:- UV Hoya 72mm

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Description
The Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a butterfly found in gardens, fields and open woodlands. It is found in places with sloe thickets and particularly orchards. It is also called Sail Swallowtail or Pear-tree Swallowtail. The Southern Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii), is sometimes treated as a subspecies.
It is widespread throughout Europe with the exception of the northern parts. Its range extends northwards to Saxony and central Poland and eastwards across Asia Minor and Transcaucasia as far as the Arabian peninsula, India, and western China. A few specimens of the Scarce Swallowtail have been reported from central Sweden and the UK but they were probably only strays and not migrants. The scarcity of UK migrants is responsible for the English common name. In the Alps it can be found up to altitudes of 1600 m.
In some years the Scarce Swallowtail is quite abundant. The Scarce Swallowtail is getting rarer as the blackthorn bushes are being cleared; and it is now protected in some central European countries. It is protected by law in Czech republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg and Poland. It is considered Rare-Endangered and protected in some provinces of Austria and of status Indeterminate throughout Europe.

This is, I think, the biggest butterfly in Romania and probably the most beautiful. It's wings spread can reach 10cm while the monarch wing spread is of 10,2cm. But this one is definitely more beautiful than the monarch.
It's the most beautiful butterfly I've ever seen and I'm glad to see it has a big "swallowtail".

FULL VIEW PLEASE

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Location: Bucharest, Romania
Date: July 02nd, 2010
Light Conditions: Sunny
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX
Focal Length: 200 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Filters:- UV Hoya 72mm

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This description was created by a little tool called PhotoInfo.
It was programmed by Erich Jarz -> [link]
You can download it from -> [link]

For a PRINT, note me!

IMPORTANT © COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The work contained in my gallery is copyrighted © Bogdan M. Epure.
All rights reserved. My work may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or uploaded in any form without my written permission. My work does not belong to the public domain.

If you see a photo of mine posted elsewhere please notify me.