Papilio Cup

Papilio
Cup

Caffè-Tè Cup (ceramic). The cup is illustrated twice – on front and back – with the same fossil animal and related scientifc information. That is why the cups are equally suitable for right-handers and left-handers! Moreover, they are educational and pedagogically applicable.

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SKU: 901501-2

 

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Height: 10 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Capacity: 300 ml
Weight: 335 g

 

PALAEOLOVE artwork and art wares are recognizable due to their scientifically accurate visualisation that is accompanied by sound, science-based information. Our products are designed in Switzerland and analogously & digitally handmade in Switzerland and other European countries under the guidance of experts, true to the motto: «Science meets Design»!

The abbreviation «MIO» (= million, after the German national standard DIN 5008) – occasionally found on our goods and product pages to indicate the geological age of fossil taxa – is equivalent to «MYA» (= million years ago).

 

Depicted Animal

Papilio machaon  LINNAEUS, 1758
0.085 M    

Common names: (English • Deutsch • Français • Español) - Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail or swallowtail • Schwalbenschwanz • Machaon ou Grand porte-queue • Macaón
Systematics: Papilionidae, Papilionoidea, Lepidoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda
Habitat: terrestrial; volant

The beautiful Old World swallowtail occurs in Europe, Asia and North America. It frequents alpine and mountainous meadows and hillsides as well as gardens at lower elevations. The relatively large butterfly is sulphur-yellow with black markings. The hind wings have a pair of protruding tails and red eye spots. Papilio machaon mostly feeds on flowering plants of the Umbelliferae. Its flight is fast and it is legally protected in some countries.

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