It is amazing how much extra detail you can see when you start looking at close-up photos. I love the furry, striped abdomen and thorax of this butterfly.
Hello Island Rambles. The swallowtails that are common around southern British Columbia are more likely to be anise swallowtails - Papilio zelicaon. They are a more vibrant yellow. Another possibility is the old world swallowtail - Papilio machaon. Swallowtails are quite a complex group of butterflies and can be difficult to tell apart!
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use - silence, exile, and cunning.
James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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It is amazing how much extra detail you can see when you start looking at close-up photos. I love the furry, striped abdomen and thorax of this butterfly.
thanks DBM, I like his fuzz too!
Hello Island Rambles. The swallowtails that are common around southern British Columbia are more likely to be anise swallowtails - Papilio zelicaon. They are a more vibrant yellow. Another possibility is the old world swallowtail - Papilio machaon. Swallowtails are quite a complex group of butterflies and can be difficult to tell apart!
Beautiful gorgeous photo.
I LOVE that one! Beautiful creature, and beautiful photo! Thanks, Dawn!
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