Common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on a twig This larva is brightly coloured white,orange and black. These are warning colours which make the caterpillar deliberately conspicuous to its predators. Warning (aposematic) colouration indicates the animal has built-in defences such as poison. Papilio machaon has distasteful flesh | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzfrei |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Photostock-Israel |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |