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S. Alden · Post by **S. Alden** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:58 pm

Right now this is the only kind I have in my garden

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:47 pm

This one looks really nice too Sue.

I have a couple of shots of one like this but one of its wings is all mutilated and crunched up. I thought it was a bird strike or it hit a meteor or something but someone said it just came out that away.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:09 am

Ken Ramos wrote:someone said it just came out that away.

That was me. Sorry you had to run into that sad case, Ken.

Sue, on the other hand, has imaged a very nice Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus according to most sources, Pterourus glaucus by the most recent revisions

). A male, judging from the coloration and shape of the abdomen. Sue's other picture is definitely a male -- the, um, anatomy is clearly shown.

I like these butterflies. They were probably the first ones I learned as a kid.

--Rik

Beetleman · Post by **Beetleman** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:19 pm

Very nice Butterfly shot Sue...I like when they look 3d almost. Also like it being bright and sunny.