Title

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in flight

Caption

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in flight, on the flowers of a Thistle (Cirsium), Germany, Europe

Date

Aug 15, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Andre Skonieczny

Reference

BRK19D28_230

Model release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.0Mb (1013.4Kb) / 17.0in x 11.4in / 5111 x 3420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Butterflies Common yellow swallowtail German Federal Republic Germany Insects Lepidopteran Middle Europe No People Old World swallowtail Papilio machaon Swallowtail Swallowtail butterflies Swallowtail butterfly Swallowtails Thistle Thistles animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behaviour bloom blooming blooms blossom diurnal butterflies fauna flaps flight flights flower flowering flowers garden gardens habitat in flight in the air inflorescences mid air natural environments natural habitat no one nobody plants spread out spread wing spreading out spreading wing spreads out stroke of wing thistles wild animals wing wing beat wings Central Europe behavior blossoming blossoms diurnal butterfly flap flies fly flying inflorescence outspread thistle Asteraceae Butterfly Europe flap wings flapping wings flaps wings Insect plant animal botany nature photography wild animal natural environment nature wildlife wildlife photography