The Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in the Provence.

An extract of a documentary about the Swallowtail (Papilio machaon). This film shows some of the specific parasitoids, like the 7mm big tachinid Buquetia musca, the 2cm big ichneumonidae wasp Trogus lapidator as well as the 2mm big chalcid wasp Pteromalus puparum that uses the chrysalis of different butterfly species as a host for their larvae. Unique footage is shown of the behavior and biology of some of these parasitoids, in relation to different states of development during the live cycle of the Swallo