Giant Swallowtail by hageota
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While hiking into Hilton Falls (see previous post), I came across a rather large butterfly. I managed to capture a good shot of it sitting on a small tree. Today I looked it up on the internet and found out that it is a Giant Swallowtail Butterfly and that it is rare in this part of the continent (Southern Ontario, Canada) and that it is the biggest butterfly in North America with a wing span of 3 to 4.5 inches (75 - 110 mm). This guy was on the big side, as it flew past us we commented that it was 4 to 5 inches.
Comments (3)
Valentina
ohh..lovelyyy...
Richardphotos
they are large and sometimes when I seen them I thought it to be a small bird. we have them here in N Texas, but not that many. I have a tiger swallowtsil in my gallery. they are beautiful and thanks for sharing this. I love Ontario
Dynazty
Beautiful butterfly and colors..... =]