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Greasy swallowtail

Cressida cressida

Description:

"Big Greasy" swallowtail - male

Habitat:

Sighted at Bellbird Grove - D'aguilar national park

Notes:

Females are smaller, not as transparent and not as colourful.

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2 Comments

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat a year ago

wow...wow thnk for sharing..so beautiful one with nice shot. :)

martinl
martinl a year ago

Nice shot. Perfectly focused on a blurry background. I like your second shot more. Some people call them clearwings which sounds a bit more dignified.

Queensland, Australia

Lat: -27.31, Long: 152.78

Spotted on Jan 20, 2010
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011

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