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A swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar on a Queen Anne's lace flower in Summer at sunset

$Wingspan 44-50 mm.\n\nAlthough there are a number of records of this species dating back to the 19th century, the adults are very difficult to distinguish from the Mullein (Cucullia verbasci), except by genitalia determination, and many of these records are now known to be erroneous.\n\nThere are at least two more modern confirmed records, both from Swanage in Dorset, in 1949 and 1994.\n\nIt occurs from Europe to Asia and feeds mainly on figwort (Scrophularia spp.)$

Swallowtail caterpillar or Papilio Machaon on a white background

Papilio machaon on fresh green fragrant dill Anethum graveolens in the garden. Garden plant. Caterpillar feeding on dill. butterfly known as the common yellow swallowtail.

Caterpillar on bitten leaf - animal behavior.

Swallowtail larva (Caterpillar) feeding on lemon leaf

The predatory, beneficial immature stage of a hoverfly's life cycle. These maggots specialize on aphids, so are desirable in the garden!

The larvae of moths are covered with bristles and look terrible

Forest Tent Caterpillar in its natural environment. It is very invasive and destructive.

Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis Hanging on Leaf Macro, Selective Focus with Copy Space

Swallowtail caterpillar close-up image. Captured during summer season.

Apple tree damaged by caterpillars of Brown tail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea. Eaten leaves and damaged young, immature fruit. This is a pest of increasing importance in orchards, gardens and roadside alleys.

A swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar at sunset in Summer

Papilio Demoleus caterpillar (Lemon butterfly)

Caterpillar of the Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) likes to eat the sprig of dill from the end, in Uppland, Sweden

Daphnis nerii, soldier moth, or oleander hawk-moth is a moth of the family Sphingidae

Machaon (Papilio machaon) stade larvaire

Taking a close look at a Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar. (Spilosoma virginica)

This caterpillars are very beautiful with feathers that bloom around their bodies with very attractive colors, but behind their beauty they are dangerous, because these feathers can cause skin blisters when touched.

Macro image of a garden tiger moth caterpillar which is also known as woolly bear caterpillar living in its natural environment on a fresh green leaf. The insect is captured in horizontal composition under natural lighting condition using the aperture f/4.5.

Close-up of Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar

salvador, bahia / brazil - november 24, 2020: insect fire caterpillar is seen in a garden in the city of Salvador.

Caterpillars of Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) on Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). In Europe, it is an alien and invasive pest species destroying boxwood shrubs.

A monarch caterpillar, hanging upside down, ready to transform into a chrysalis. It's skin is beginning to split.

Top view grass moth, acronicta rumicis larvae, caterpillar climbing on leaves. Macro colored photo of animal

$Zerynthia polyxena, the southern festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the butterfly family Papilionidae.\nDescription:\nThe southern festoon can reach a wingspan of 46–52 mm. The females have slightly longer wings, usually lighter colored than males. The basic color of the wings is yellow, with a complicated pattern of several black bands and spots. \nOn the edges of the hindwings they have a black sinuous line with a series of blue and red warning spots to deter potential predators (aposematism). The body is dark brown and bears red patches on the sides of the abdomen. \nThis species is rather similar to, and can be confused only with, the Spanish festoon (Z. rumina). The differences are in the presence of blue on the hind wings of Z. polyxena and the relatively lower amount of red on its forewings compared with Z. rumina. The ranges of these two species overlap only in southeast France. \nThe caterpillars of Z. polyxena are up to 35 millimeters long. They are initially black, then they are yellowish with six rows of fleshy orange and black spikes all over the body. \nHabitat:\nThese rare butterflies can be found in warm, sunny and open places such as grassy herb-rich meadows, vineyards, river banks, wetlands, cultivated areas, brushy places, wasteland, rocky cliffs and karst terrains, at an elevation of from 0 to 1,700 meters above sea level but usually below 900 meters.\nDistribution:\nZ. polyxena is widespread in the middle and southern Europe (southeastern France, Italy, Slovakia and Greece) covering all the Balkans and reaching the south of Kazakhstan and the Urals. Although they are widespread they occur only locally (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Processionary larvae building their nest on a pine tree

Caterpillar climbing purple flower branch - animal behavior.

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