Egg Larva on Selinum carvifolia

Forewing Length: 32-40mm;
Wingspan: 50-80mm;
Proboscis Length: 18-20mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	July - September (Earliest: 8.7)	(Winter)	April - August (Earliest: 6.5)

Protective Chemicals
Acids	Isobutyric, Methylbutyric

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Several Apiaceae
Food: (Adult)	Taraxacum campylodes Nectar
Parasitoids:	Pimpla rufipes Larva	Trogus lapidator Larva	Rogas luteus Larva	Exorista grandis
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Papilio machaon
UK Butterflies Swallowtail
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Papilio machaon
Lepiforum: Papilio machaon

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