Anise Swallowtail by Richardphotos
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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)
2Loose2Trek
Beautiful set of closeups ... amazing work!
1010
A beautiful array of photos, I love how the color changes the underside of the wings Richard!
toddaking
Nice pictures. Todd
magnus073
Cool, it is so beautiful Richard. Really superb capture.
rawdodb
Beautiful shots!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ionel
Very beautiful collage, Richard! Excellent captures!!!
Erynn
Wow, excellent shots!! Fantastic :)
Bampster
Beautiful selection of a difficult subject-- very fine work, Richard!!! By the way, that food you mentioned sounds super delicious.
Denys234
Beautiful!!
Maori
I like the one on the lower right hand corner where she is looking at you attentively :-) !!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Marvelous Quardo post ;-)
jif3d
Wonderful critter captures, it seems blend in with the flower colours perfectly...Butter-flague ! Sounds like you went to a kool party and had some delicious food, looking forward to some shots ! ~Cheers~ :o)
awadissk
beautiful
Leeco
Very pretty Butterfly and nice collage. I especially like the bottom right because it shows the body so well and the eyes are so defined. I often take 100 pics or more of a subject, especially one that won't stand still for a moment, lol, because sometimes it take at least 100 pics for me to get one that is usable. Thanks for sharing. Lee
hipps13
Hi Richard very interesting work beautiful too how the colors shine sunshine day to you warm hug, Linda
stolta
Very beautiful and great macro!!!!!!!5++++
aljaysart
Beautiful butterfly excellent capture well done.
thevolunteer
I see you are like me. As soon as you see something, you grab the camera. Butterflies are so hard to capture. But, I am surprised you even got 126 pictures before it flew away. I can't even get 10 if that. Very nice shots you have posted. Thanks for the information too. Good job. Aloha
brycek
Beautiful work Richard..they are all so pretty!!
OrphanedSoul
Very pretty!
pennykay
Gorgeous capture Richard! Great info!!!
goldie
great shots of this beauty...glad to see you've got plenty of butterflies in your neck of the woods...used to see a lot here where i live, but only saw one this year--not a good sign i guess...appreciate that you spend the time to include info with your captures--a little education is always nice too :)
annie5
Superb collage and Superb shots! Magnific Richard :)
Surama
I really love butterflies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sylvia
~Magic of Nature~ So Beautiful... EXCELLENT shots!! ^5^ Thanks for sharing
Valerie-Ducom
Oh yes, excellent collection pictures on this beautiful butty and very nice color ! Good day and hugs :)
drag
Nice shots. WE only seem to have one kind here on the Island so thanks for sharing and all the info on them. Can't wait for food shots.
Syltermermaid
Wonderful captured Richard!!! I love all this shots you make from this wonderful butterflies and little critters!!! Hugs Ute
Valentin
Superbly picturesque, the presentation is magnificent... you realized here a real piece of art !
drifterlee
Gorgeous butterfly and shot!!