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)
ontar1
Beautiful butterfly and excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
What a beauty!
whtknight
Excellent shot,Well done!
kenmo
Nice macro...!!!!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Look at those wings! Very nice capture :)
lucyjo
Beautiful capture Richard!
OrphanedSoul
Beautiful!
eekdog
kewl butterfly, love that pattern on his wings, great capture Richard----------------- as always bro. steve
mapps
beautiful
magnus073
Cool Richard, I've never seen a shot of one period let alone this perfect.
DennisReed
Magnificent capture & specimen!
virginiese Online Now!
fantastic butterfly. A great shot. I love the shape of its wings
flaviok
Soberba macro, cores magicas que se entrelaçam na natureza, brilhante meu amigo, aplausos (5)
sema_fox
Beautiful
kansas
Thanks for sharing this beauty.
tetsu-pino
Very beautiful capture!!!
annie5
What a great capture..very pretty butterfly! :)
thevolunteer
Great shot. Aloha
Minda
really fantastic shot richard..pretty butterfly..
Darkwish
You did really great work! EXT!
Anain
So wonderful capture Richard, love the butterfly. Beautiful!!! :)
hipps13
wonderful capture, Richard warm hug, Linda
Prematos
Great shot
MrsRatbag
Great shot!
e-brink
Excellent study!
Ravenlady
Splendid shot Richard! it´s fantastic
STEVIEUKWONDER
I'm amazed that you have been able to click that shutter with such potentially dangerous weather looming so close to you Richard. Glad tp know you're alright. Stay safe! Steve :o)
JeffG7BRJ
Beautiful Richard, I have seen pictures of these in reference books but thats about it, this is the first photo of one of these taken by someone I know, sort of. Thanks for sharing, I guess this is the closest I will get to one of these beautiful creatures. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
MarciaGomes
FANTÁSTICA FOTO MEU AMIGO,MARAVILHOSA BORBOLETA ADOREI AS CORES E OS DETALHES.++++++++++5
LBJ2
Masterly macro, Richard. Very beautiful butterfly, and interesting information about it too. 16 cm. at max, is a pretty big fella. Amazing colours, a very cool shape of his wings..fantastic. Another little flying masterpiece, by mother nature.