Giant Swallowtail Butterfly by Richardphotos

Photography • Macro • posted on Sep 14, 2008

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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 . thanks for viewing and any comments

Comments (100)

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danob

5:05PM | Mon, 15 September 2008

Great job Richard

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Mad-Mike

6:49PM | Mon, 15 September 2008

Fantastic capture of this fellow Richard!

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abuyhia

11:52AM | Tue, 16 September 2008

Super!

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JDoc

11:16PM | Tue, 16 September 2008

Really nice shot. JDoc

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photostar

8:36AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

I have seen one of these up my way, here in the mid-Atlantic region only a few times. They are a wonderful sight. Your capture and narrative is a wonderful description of it.

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