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Giant swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Description:

Large butterflies with black and yellow markings. There were actually 3 of them flying closely together never stopping and feeding high in a tree. This was the clearest picture I got using 1/4000 sec. shutter speed.

Habitat:

Spotted at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas.

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Brian38
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Brian38

Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 9, 2019
Submitted on Oct 29, 2019

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