Giant Swallowtail Butterfly on Verbena #2
by Karen Adams
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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly on Verbena #2
Artist
Karen Adams
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography
Description
I am going back through some old pictures I took in past years (trying to clear memory on my computer.) This process is taking quite a while, because I am finding some shots I really like, but evidently never got around to working on. This is one of those. It was taken in 2012 of a really lovely Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. This one is in really good shape, although missing just the tip of one of its 'tails.' These are actually designed to break off so they can escape the clasp of a predator. The ventral view (shown here) is mostly yellow with black patterns and blue and orange spots. The other side of their wings (dorsal view) is almost completely black with yellow lines which I think look like a big smile. There are small orange spots on the dorsal hindwing as well.
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October 1st, 2018
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Comments (3)
Cindy Treger
Karen, gorgeous capture. The past two years I have seen these butterflies only once. f/l
Karen Adams replied:
oh, that is sad. The ones I am missing are the "Common Buckeye," which is extremely sad that what was once actually named 'common' is now rare! Thanks for your comments!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular capture, Karen! What amazing clarity. light and detail! Beautiful background! L/F