Swallowtail Butterfly In The Zinnia's
by Kay Novy
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Swallowtail Butterfly In The Zinnia's
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Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A beautiful yellow tiger swallowtail butterfly that I found in my zinnia patch.
The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black striped markings on its wings and body (some females are brown or black, mimicking the poisonous pipevine swallowtail). This relatively common butterfly has a wingspan of 3.5-6.5 inches (9-16.5 cm). Southern subspecies are larger than the northern ones.
These butterflies are called swallowtails because they have long "tails" on their hindwings which look a bit like the long, pointed tails of swallows (a type of bird).
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July 31st, 2012
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LESLIE CROTTY
KAY, A BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE OF THIS CITRIS SWALLOWTAIL! I LOVE THE WAY YOU SOFTENED THE WHOLE IMAGE, GIVING IT A PAINTED LOOK. I'M ONLY GUESSING, DID YOU USE A SOFTAR FILTER, WHEN USED ON PEOPLE YOU CAN VIRTUALLY TAKE OFF TEN YEARS, MAKING THEM LOOK ALOT YOUNGER THEN THEY ARE! BEAUTIFULLY DONE! LES (F/V)
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