A new-for-me butterfly

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  • 09-23-2012, 10:26 AM
    wfooshee
    A new-for-me butterfly
    On the way home from riding with friends over the weekend, I stopped at Camp Helen State Park, which I'd not visited before. I saw, but was not quick enough to photograph, several rabbits along the trail. What I did get was this butterfly, which I think is a female pipeline swallowtail.

    https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/DSC_9938.jpg

    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J...0/DSC_9950.jpg

    When resting on the flower, the hind wings would lay open and flat, but the fore wings kept flapping, resulting in a blur in many shots, like this:
    https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/DSC_9943.jpg

    I'd not seen a butterfly that didn't actually rest while at rest. If you see what I mean.
  • 09-23-2012, 12:30 PM
    Grandpaw
    Re: A new-for-me butterfly
    Looks good, you'll have to try some more. Jeff
  • 09-23-2012, 01:33 PM
    f86sabjf
    Re: A new-for-me butterfly
    nice shots

    we're in the planning stages right now to convert our yard from water sucking st augustine to a more Floirda native style of planting. Which will include a butterfly section
  • 09-24-2012, 03:30 PM
    randimal
    Re: A new-for-me butterfly
    Nice shots. I really like that butterfly.