A butterfly flew in

Wow knocked up!)) I didn't even think that such butterflies are found in Moscow...

If you are sure that this is Papilio palinurus, then you can try to keep it at home)) Here are the instructions: Feed the butterfly once a day if it is active. Otherwise, once every 1.5 days. Butterflies feed on a 10% solution of water with honey. Honey should not contain preservatives. The largest butterflies prefer thicker mixtures, for example, a 20-30% solution of apricot nectar. It is better to buy apricot nectar from baby food. Picking up a butterfly is easiest when it is with its wings folded. It is not difficult to do this, because the larger the butterfly, the slower and more graceful it flies. So if the first time to take a butterfly in your hands did not work, do not despair. It will smoothly fly to another location, and you will try again. Try to take it closer to the base of the wings. Next, you bring it to the diluted nectar. As a rule, she immediately unwinds the proboscis and lowers it into the nectar. Keep the butterfly during feeding should not be. When feeding, you can see how expressively the proboscis moves in a butterfly. The larger the butterfly, the more noticeable the movements of the proboscis. Feeding takes from 2 to 15 minutes. When the butterfly satisfies its hunger, it flies away from the feeder. Some species of butterflies do not need feeding, due to the lack of a proboscis. Butterfly maintenance As a rule, the life span of a butterfly does not exceed 10 days, but with proper maintenance, it can be extended to 3 weeks or even more. First of all, the butterfly is attracted to light. So during the day, she prefers to be at the window, and in the evening at the light sources. The warmer and brighter your room is, the more active your butterfly will be.

the butterfly will die anyway, don't waste your time.. she won't lay offspring. You can hang your grandmother somewhere or ask someone to make a souvenir so that there is a memory. You can just throw it out.

You can just throw it out.

Keep it up Andrew! Harsh realism...

After this topic, I remembered delusional memories from my childhood, as if I had seen something similar to palinur in the Antsiferovo district!

I support Ilya.
we were with friends on vacation, as I remember catching mantises went out on the road and could not believe my eyes, Papilio alexanor was not caught without a net.
When I got home, I checked it out for sure. and sometimes all sorts of Red bookmen fly to us.
I live on srednyaya volga

I support Ilya.
we were with friends on vacation, as I remember catching mantises went out on the road and could not believe my eyes, Papilio alexanor was not caught without a net.
When I got home, I checked it out for sure. and sometimes all sorts of Red bookmen fly to us.
I live on the middle volga river

Rather, it was an iphiclid or swallowtail, where you (Middle and Lower Volga region) all sailboats are unusual, dark yellow with contrasting black stripes. When I first visited the Volga region, I was also very surprised by the unusual color of Papilionids. And the handsome Aleksanor, well, there is no way to fly to the Volga, if only to attach himself to the fast train Tashkent-Moscow. Probably missed his relatives, so I decided to visit. So it's good that you didn't catch him, let them talk.

Rather, it was an iphiclid or swallowtail, where you (Middle and Lower Volga region) all sailboats are unusual, dark yellow with contrasting black stripes. When I first visited the Volga region, I was also very surprised by the unusual color of Papilionids. And the handsome Aleksanor, well, there is no way to fly to the Volga, if only to attach himself to the fast train Tashkent-Moscow. Probably missed his relatives, so I decided to visit. So it's good that you didn't catch him, let them talk.

anything can happen.
maybe the swallowtail had such a color.
and not which are far away, if the conditions are favorable.
oleander hawkmoth, etc., not like southern satyrs.everything is officially registered.

It was exactly palinurus-from the numerous butterfly salutes. currently held in Moscow and other Russian cities. Pupae are purchased in the Philippines. Quarantine legislation for the release of butterflies is not observed.