Anise Swallowtail by Richardphotos

Photography • Macro • posted on Oct 13, 2007

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this Anise shiwed up today where I was doing a little work, so I grabbed my camera and started shooting-126 no less.it was very difficult to capture because it kept moving it's wings almost none stop.I picked out my favorites to share.thanks for viewing and any comments.I am way behind on the galleries from being gone for 2 days.I went to a birthday party tonight and wow! the food was delicious. I will post some food pictures later.they had a desert called "Brazo de Mercedes" on Filpinos origins.it is loaded with eggs and is delicious The Anise Swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, which gives the butterfly an overall yellow appearance. There are striking blue spots on the rear edge of the rear wing, and the characteristic tails of the swallowtails. Its wingspan is 7-9 cm. Its body is somewhat shorter than the rather similar Western Tiger Swallowtail, with which its range overlaps; it also lacks the black stripes, converging toward the tail, of the later. There is a somewhat darker subspecies, Papilio zelicaon nitra, which is rare throughout the range, though somewhat more often found at lower elvations. The Anise Swallowtail is a butterfly of fairly open country, and is most likely to be seen on bare hills or mountains, in fields or at the roadside. It is often seen in towns, in gardens or vacant lots. The caterpillar is green, with dark bands spotted with yellow. Its major food plants are members of the carrot family, Apiaceae, (including fennel), and also some members of the citrus family, Rutaceae. Like all swallowtail caterpillars, if disturbed, it will suddenly sprout bright orange osmateria or "stinkhorns" from just behind its head, which give off a foul odor. The caterpillar grows to around 5cm in length before forming a chrysalis, which is brown or green in colour and about 3cm long. The normal range of the Anise Swallowtail extends from British Columbia and North Dakota at its northern extreme, south to the Baja California peninsula and other parts of Mexico. It is occasionally reported from the south-east United States, but its normal range does not extend east of New Mexico, and even in the south-western states it is uncommon in the desert regions. In the southern parts of its range, the adults can be seen year-round, but in the north-west coastal regios, there are two flights, in spring and fall, while in the warmest parts of its range, there is a single flight, between April and July. In all the more northly parts of the range, the chrysalis hibernates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise_Swallowtail

Comments (94)

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Mousson

12:07AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Wonderfull butterfly! We can see better in more shots, good idea...

frankie96

12:15AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Your lucky to have so many varities of these to photograph..nice collage of this one..

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angelbearzs

12:16AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

that is very beatiful butterfly!!!:)

MrsLubner

12:18AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Great collage. Wonderful shots.

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amota99517

12:23AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

These shots are amazing. You do great work.

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DennisReed

1:15AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

126! WOW! Thanks for showing these, they are gorgeous, and so is the butterfly!

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Hendesse

2:20AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Wonderful colors, details and light. Fantastic collage of excellent shots!

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lilbiscuit

2:23AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Beautiful collage of this gorgeous butterfly! Excellent.

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ontar1

2:27AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!

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VDH

2:40AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Very nice composition!

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melevos

2:53AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

very,very beautiful!!!!!

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sharky_

2:53AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Very nice capture. Aloha

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PIERRE25

2:55AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Quelles jolies captures, les photos sont superbes!!!

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claude19

2:56AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Splendid shooting star ! Fine and pretty !!! What a beautiful picture...a butterfly !

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JeffG7BRJ

3:25AM | Sat, 13 October 2007

Superb collage Richard, four wonderful shots of this gorgeous butterfly, the two one the right do show a little movement on the wings that is quite acceptable. The colours are so vibrant and the clarity and detail is great. Bravo sir I salute you.

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