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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
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Giant Swallowtail pair - Papilio cresphontes - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Anne Worner

Giant Swallowtail pair - Papilio cresphontes - Male Female
Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, USA
July 18, 2009
Size: 3"
Was really pleased to get this image. I believe this is a pair of giant swallowtails - the one on the left is the female (yellow dot in the third oval from the wing tip),
and the one in close pursuit is the male (third oval from the wing tip is solid yellow.
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Contributed by Anne Worner on 15 October, 2009 - 11:58am
Last updated 29 October, 2009 - 11:45pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Loh, 29 October, 2009 - 11:45pm login or register to post comments

nice catch
I saw a couple of these this summer, but they were too busy and high up for the photographer to get anything. Great that you got two together like that.
… Andrew Williams, 15 October, 2009 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Giant Swallowtail Pair
Thanks Andrew - it pays to lug the camera around all over the place!
… Anne Worner, 15 October, 2009 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow! I hate leps, but even I
Wow! I hate leps, but even I can say this is an awesome pair and photograph!
… William Ericson, 15 October, 2009 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Swallowtail Pair
Thanks William - I'll take that as a compliment :-)
… Anne Worner, 15 October, 2009 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

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