Birth of a butterfly

in caterpillar •  7 years ago  (edited)

This is the butterfly Papilio machaon

IMG_5587.jpg

This beautiful butterfly comes from this caterpillar. The process of the caterpillar is about two weeks.

1.jpg

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species is the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio (Wikipedia)

The photographs are made in my house, Canon 60D + Inverted lens + Wireless Flash

Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM!