Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) butterfly on wild clary (Salvia verbenaca) flowers. This butterfly is found in gardens, fields and open woo

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Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) butterfly on wild clary (Salvia verbenaca) flowers. This butterfly is found in gardens, fields and open woodlands across the Palaearctic exozone. Photographed in France.

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Size: 5097px × 3471px
Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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