Giant Swallowtail Butterfly by Richardphotos
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Description
I went to a park in Arlington Texas Friday and just after I entered a forested walk path, I was lucky to see a Giant Swallowtail fly right by me and land.it stayed long enough for me to get 20 shots
The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) is a swallowtail butterfly common in various parts of North America, particularly the south and east. With a wingspan of about 10-16 cm , it is the largest butterfly in the United States.
The adults' wings are black, with two striking yellow stripes across the forewings and hindwings.
Giant Swallowtails feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers, but are known to enjoy azalea, bougainvilla, goldenrod, Japanese honeysuckle, and milkweed .
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Comments (100)
Great job Richard
Fantastic capture of this fellow Richard!
Super!
Really nice shot. JDoc
I have seen one of these up my way, here in the mid-Atlantic region only a few times. They are a wonderful sight. Your capture and narrative is a wonderful description of it.
Very nice butterfly!
superb macro !!
FANTABULOUS
fantastic details in full view....lovely done!
beautiful