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Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

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Britain's largest butterfly, the swallowtail is now restricted to the Norfolk Broads where its sole foodplant milk parsley grows. The distinctive subspecies britannicus is entirely endemic.

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Quick Facts

Category
Insect
Latin name
Papilio machaon
IUCN Status
EN — Endangered
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Conservation Status: EN

Endangered — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.