Busy butterfly by kbrog

Photography • Insects • posted on Jun 03, 2010

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Backyard Couldn’t ID this butterfly No we have not reached the end of the trail shots, but I’ll be slipping in some shots in between from my new camera. A Cannon Rebel T1i. Hope you all enjoy and please zoom. Thanks for the comments.

Comments (24)

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tennesseecowgirl

10:52AM | Thu, 03 June 2010

BEAUTIFUL~~~

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dochtersions

10:56AM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Congratulations with your new camera, Kim. Good shot, to start! Just a beauty one. Would you tell us whether you're happy with your camera, by using it?

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lior

11:30AM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Congrats for your new camera. So wonderful colors for this butterfly!

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moochagoo

11:34AM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Really superb ! Very good detail with the new camera.

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MagikUnicorn Online Now!

12:29PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

B E A U T Y

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jmb007

12:54PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

bonne photo!

ucephobe

1:05PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Looks like a Giant Swallowtail.

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helanker

1:08PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

OH MY!!! it is gorgeous. WooHoo Congratulations with your new camera :-)))

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aksirp

1:18PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

hey, thats so very well done, love the light and the thoughtlessness and the color, just great!

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jayfar

1:46PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Very nice indeed.

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Hendesse

2:18PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

What a fantastic shot. Wonderful colors and light. Looks very beautiful!

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jendellas

2:27PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

What a beautiful capture!!!!

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Miska7

3:22PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Really nice image. Great lighting and colours! Very nice shot!

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mickuk50

3:55PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

love the colours in the background which really set the butterfly off .Excellent composition :o) Mick

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qrud

4:22PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Perfect focus. Very fine experience

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Kaartijer

5:27PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

This one is totally awesome... great capture, good composition!

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danapommet

8:32PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

I'm in with it's some sort of swallowtail. Beautiful capture and good luck with your new cannon. Dana

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sharky_

9:18PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Very nice.... Aloha

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jocko500

9:59PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

you got it for sure. they hard to get most the time.

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Richardphotos

10:20PM | Thu, 03 June 2010

Attributes of Papilio cresphontes Family: Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Subfamily: Swallowtails (Papilioninae) Identification: Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. Tails are edged with black and filled with yellow. Life history: Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay single eggs on host leaves and twigs. Caterpillars resemble bird droppings and eat leaves and young shoots. Chrysalids hibernate. Flight: Two in the north from May-September; all year in Florida and the Deep South. Wing span: 4 - 6 1/4 inches (10.2 - 16 cm). Caterpillar hosts: Trees and herbs of the citrus family (Rutaceae) including Citrus species, prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum), hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata), and Common Rue (Ruta graveolens). Adult food: Nectar from lantana, azalea, bougainvilla, bouncing Bet, dame's rocket, goldenrod, Japanese honeysuckle, and swamp milkweed. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1366 at least I think so.beautiful catch and butterfly

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