? Swallowtail ? by TwoPynts

Photography • Macro • posted on Sep 08, 2005

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Description

"Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves." --Drew Barrymore

Jeroen (Enmos) is helping me ID this butterfly. I have not been able to track it down online or in my books. The closest I came is the Black Swallowtail, but that one is darker and has markings on the outer edges of the upper wings. Not to mention the spots on this one. Perhaps it is of the Spicebush variety. If anyone else recognizes it, let me know and I'll post the info here. ----- Update: 09/12/2005 I think I finally found the proper ID for this butty. Egmont suggested Papilio polytes romulus - The Common Mormon (female) and some specimens I saw indeed looked a lot like my photo. However, as I searched, I found one who's patterns and wing shape were an even closer match. Thanks to everyone who lended aid with this difficult ID. --- Papilio paris paris (The Paris Peacock) FAMILY : Papilionidae A common SE Asian swallowtail. Distribution : South-east Asia & Malaysia (Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong) (( It is a long way from home. ;-] )) Distance between the wing tip's is 7-9 cm. Info taken from: YUTAKA ----- Thanks for stopping by and for your tawny comments on yesterday's photo, Golden Helicon.

----- Olympus C8080WZ & PhotoshopCS. (425)

Comments (47)

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Richardphotos

8:01PM | Thu, 08 September 2005

I think I have seen very similar buttys here on Rosity but not to the quality of this beauty

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kimariehere

10:30PM | Thu, 08 September 2005

gogeous butterfly!! i love the little white dots on it ..what a remarkable shot ... TOTALLLy beautiful ausounding work!! BRAVO!!!!! V!!

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sharky_

11:22PM | Thu, 08 September 2005

You got a real master piece here. Excellent shot. Aloha

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zulaan

12:45AM | Fri, 09 September 2005

Perfect shot ! Love the sharpness and details ! Beautiful colors !!! ;)

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Punaguy

12:47AM | Fri, 09 September 2005

I can't help with the name, but I can tell you this is so clean! Excellent capture of this beauty! Aloha!

Pierre59

8:45AM | Fri, 09 September 2005

Superb congratulations !!! V

camera2

11:23AM | Fri, 09 September 2005

The clarity and beauty of this magnificent and perfect swallowtail is dynamite! Excellent and one for the entomology books. As to your swallowtail Id, I believe it is a Common Mormon, Family: Papilonidae, Species: Papilio polytes. Distribution: Widespread throughout India and Sri Lanka to China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and the Moluccas. -e

logiloglu

3:02PM | Fri, 09 September 2005

as i wrote before, an excellent macro photograhy of this fascinating butty. great use of DOF. bravo #:O)

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marybelgium

5:50PM | Fri, 09 September 2005

perfect and fantastic shot ! Bravo !

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maggiemai

7:05PM | Fri, 09 September 2005

Another Awesome macro!! I've never seen a butterfly like this one but it is very pretty! Excellent POV and clarity on those beautiful wings... VOTE :-)

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sossy

8:10AM | Sat, 10 September 2005

another stunner and most beautiful butty! love the composition in this awesome macro and the color tones as well as the details! ;o)

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Enmos

9:35AM | Sat, 10 September 2005

Hi Kort, i must say camera2 is probably right. I can see it now... it must be a Papilio polytes. Especially the fact that the females are strongly dimorphic convinces me (as well as the markings ofcourse). There are a lot of different name forms for the females cos they look so different across the species range. Awesome work here my friend, stunning !! :o))

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