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Black Swallowtails, Male left, Female right
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Stanley Jones

Black Swallowtails, Male left, Female right (Papilio polyxenes)

Black Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio polyxenes: Papilionidae) male left, female right. Wingspan 6.4-10.2 cm (2.5-4.0 in).
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, Brazos River Valley, agriculture fields and tame pastureland at 77 m (253 ft) elevation.
Location
Union Bend Road, northwest of Mumford, Robertson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2024
Scientific name
Papilio polyxenes
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Scridifer, Ozprey1, 01101001 and 3 others
bievreJJ
wow! fabulous double capture, Stanley, awesome colors and super sharp focus, congratulations, many tfs!!
 
Kits
Fascinating to see them together, Stanley. A brilliantly detailed shot.
 
dixonlau
getting a shot of one butterfly in-flight already difficult but you nailed it two. Great capture 👏(y)
 
aloktewari
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Mind blowing double capture of this big beauties ... amazing work, Stanley ... tfs ...
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
86
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
500
Filename
Black Swallowtails (male L) female R), Union Bend Road, nw of Mumford, Robertson County.jpg
File size
3.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 21 April 2024 11:33 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1018px

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