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Old World swallowtail

Old World swallowtail

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply th...
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Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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settings

Aperture 5/1 ISO 800 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 100/1

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upload_date

Jan, 2017

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165

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Awards

Peer Award

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Top 30 rank week 1

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