Nature Production / Child touching caterpillar larva of Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio xuthus) osmeterium exposed in defence, Japan

Nature Production / Caterpillar larva (third stage) of Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus} captive, Japan

Nature Production / Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus} courtship, Japan

Nature Production / Larva of Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus} recently hatched, feeding on egg shell, Japan

Nature Production / Parasitic wasp {Trogus mactator} recently emerged from host pupa of Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus}, Japan

Nature Production / Caterpillar larva (fourth stage) of Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus} captive, Japan

Pete Oxford / Asian Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) butterfly, found throughout the island, Madagascar

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus) butterfly caterpillar showing false eyespots, Shiga, Japan

Nature Production / Chinese Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly {Papilio xuthus} chrysalis attached by thread to plant stem, Japan