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Papilio machaon
The Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the Common Yellow Swallowtail or, simply, The Swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family). It is the type species of the genus Papilio and occurs throughout the Palearctic region in Europe and Asia; it also occurs across North America, and thus, is not restricted to the Old World, despite the common name.
This striking butterfly is yellow with black wing and vein markings and a wingspan of 8 to 10 cm. The hind wings of both sexes have a pair of protruding tails which give the butterfly its common name from the resemblance to the birds of the same name. Just below each tail is a red eye spot.
This butterfly is present throughout the entire Palearctic region, ranging from Russia to China and Japan, (including the Himalayas and Taiwan), and across into Alaska, Canada, and the United States. In Asia it is reported as far south as Saudi Arabia, Oman, the high mountains of Yemen, and Israel as well.
In Southern Asia it occurs in Pakistan and Kashmir, Northern India, (Sikkim, to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh) Nepal, Bhutan, and northern Myanmar.
This butterfly is widespread in Europe. In the United Kingdom it is limited to a few areas in the Norfolk Broads of East Anglia. It is the UK's largest resident butterfly. The Monarch Danaus plexippus is slightly larger, but is only a rare vagrant.
Obverse:
there is an image of the State Emblem Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika in the centre, circled by an inscription "ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК" (Pridnestrovskiy Respublikanskiy Bank) in Cyrillic above the image along the edging and an inscription "100 РУБЛЕЙ" (100 rubles) in Cyrillic under the image "2006" indicating the mint year is below the image of the State Emblem.
Reverse:
the image of a butterfly flying above the flowers is in the centre with the circular inscription "МАХАОН" in Cyrillic – "PAPILIO MACHAON " and the image of a caterpillar crawling along the flower stalk is under the image of the butterfly.
Certificate:
Country:
Transnistria
Catalog ID:
PMR95CM1
Krause ID:
KM# 77
Value:
€45
Mintage:
1000
Quality:
Proof-like
Face value:
100 roubles
Purity:
0.925
Weight:
14.14g
Diameter:
32mm
Year:
2006
Type:
Commemorative coin
Shape and style:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Insects:
Butterfly
Local program:
Fauna Transdniestria
Source of information:
The Trans-Dniester Republican Bank www.cbpmr.net
Source of information:
Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org