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Polydamas Swallowtail - Battus polydamas - female
Copyright © 2008 Deacon Hedgelon

Polydamas Swallowtail - Battus polydamas - Female
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
May 12, 2008
I went to sunken gardens recently, and found this guy fluttering around... I couldnt get him to sit still, so I employed a technique that got him to sit still for just long enough to snap a few shots... I pretended like I was changing the battery in my camera, any photographer will tell you, stuff always happens right when your swaping batteries or putting the camera away... It worked...
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Contributed by Deacon Hedgelon on 19 May, 2008 - 11:38am
Last updated 19 June, 2012 - 10:41am

Moved
Moved from Polydamas Swallowtail.
… Bill Reynolds, 19 June, 2012 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Polydamas Swallowtail
see here. Appears to be a female laying eggs on Aristolochia vine. Nice shot!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 19 May, 2008 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

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