Subspecies - _TNY_1429
Many butterflies come in different colour-forms. This one here is a female Asian swallowtail (Papilio lowii), also known as the great yellow mormon. But looking a bit further, it would appear to be the subspecies P. lowi suffusus). These would mate and create viable offspring if they found another subspecies, but they are of course geographically differentiated.
This particular one is a captive specimen, shot at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden. For a shot of a male which looks a bit different, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52478486492/
Subspecies - _TNY_1429
Many butterflies come in different colour-forms. This one here is a female Asian swallowtail (Papilio lowii), also known as the great yellow mormon. But looking a bit further, it would appear to be the subspecies P. lowi suffusus). These would mate and create viable offspring if they found another subspecies, but they are of course geographically differentiated.
This particular one is a captive specimen, shot at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden. For a shot of a male which looks a bit different, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52478486492/