Species Account for Papilio machaon
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Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758
Swallowtail
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Papilionidae
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W&C Act: Schedule 5
Essex RDB: Appendix
Records: 14
First Record: 1991
Latest Record: 2019
1992-on hectads: 9
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 10
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data
Swallowtail on UK Butterflies website
Essex Red Data List comment
Appendix. Swallowtail. RDB2. Vagrant; probably a very local resident until the early 19th century
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