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Papilio zalmoxis, Giant Blue Swallowtail

Leeds Museums & Galleries

Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom

The Giant Blue Swallowtail is the second largest African swallowtail in the world. The blue colouration in the wings is produced by a fluorescent pigment, rather than by the structure of the wing surface, as in many other butterflies.

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  • Title: Papilio zalmoxis, Giant Blue Swallowtail
  • Subject Keywords: Insect
  • Type: Insect
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