Giant Swallowtail Butterfly by Richardphotos
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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)
Alz2008
Beautiful capture Richard, Excellent well done..
sharky_
Beautiful....and huge. Aloha
ToniDunlap
I have been worrying about you. And now I know that you are alright I am soooooooo happy. Making pretty pictures as usual. I love as usual. Phew!!!! Gorgeous Butterfly Richard!!!
Ra3vyn
Absolutely gorgeous butterfly and what a wonderful capture of it!!
pennykay
Fantastic shot Richard. So glad your safe!!!!
jeroni
una bella foto amigo
melevos
Excellent capture!!!!
Iceshark39
Fantastic capture and a gorgeous butterfly!
rainbows
She is posing for you, dear Richard. A wonderful shot. Have a beautiful day. Hugs and kisses. Diane. xx
ledwolorz
Wonderful capture.Super macro.
durleybeachbum
Lovely pic!
VDH
Excellent capture and a gorgeous butterfly!!
ShadowsNTime
Superb details, beautiful capture! Awesome work as always Richard! I'm glad to know you are safe!
PIERRE25
Jolie macro Richard, superbe photo
stevey3d
Beautiful Richard! Superb detail!
mbz2662
Gorgeous! Perfect timing for me, I captured 3 shots of one of these in my garden and I didn't know what it was.
flora-crassella
fantastisch! Ein wundervolles Macro!!!!
brycek
Wonderful capture Richard..very pretty!!
NekhbetSun
We've had one the last few days flitting around the Mexican Petunias and it's sooo pretty just like your guy here :o) ....great capture Richard ! H u g s
carlx
Wonderful butterfly!!! Outstanding macro!!!
CavalierLady
He is a beauty. I haven't seen one all summer. Well done, Richard.
fredster66
A fine photo, really well done.
Cosme..D..Churruca
impresionante ejemplar amigo... parece grande.
tallpindo
These fellows have a permanent feast.
bakapo
a fantastic shot, congratulations!
wannes
Beautiful shot, great details!
Jadotha
Brilliant!
timtripp
excellent capture!
B_PEACOCK
That is cool. I went to the zoo and went into the butterfly tent to take picture(before my SLR) and I think I got just a few good shots because they stayed still long enought to get a good one.So very nice shot Richard
GBCalls
Pretty butterfly Richard, well done!