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16-MAR-2018

Thoas Swallowtail

Scientific name: Papilio thoas (also Heraclides thoas)

Also known as King Swallowtail and closely resembles the Giant Swallowtail, which I photographed in 2006:

http://www.pbase.com/drjaysel/image/65558631

Thanks to Stefan Mantyk for correct identification.

Nikon D500 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/250s f/13.0 at 105.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Buz Kiefer24-Mar-2018 20:31
Excellent. Beautiful specimen. Vote.
Walter Otto Koenig18-Mar-2018 15:56
Great crisp shot Jay with such nice detail. "V"
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal18-Mar-2018 08:06
Beautiful colors and light, well captured Jay.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)18-Mar-2018 07:56
Nicely done,thanks for sharing.V
Paolo
Tamara18-Mar-2018 05:30
Very pretty, nice close up!
Tom Munson17-Mar-2018 16:46
Nice work, Jay.
Hank Vander Velde17-Mar-2018 00:08
Excellent close-up of this beautiful butterfly Jay.
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