yellow striped black tail swallowtail
Nov 28, 2018 07:55:31 #
Nov 28, 2018 08:26:42 #
Beautiful photo. One thing I notice that I have not seen on other butterfly photos is the end of the wings look to be chewed up. Am I correct that the wings have been chewed and, if so, what would have done the chewing?
Dennis
Dennis
Nov 28, 2018 15:56:33 #
Nov 28, 2018 15:58:40 #
Nov 28, 2018 16:05:38 #
What a beauty, Merry, and a butter I've never seen before! This is one spectacular bug and super shots of it! About the wings being a bit raggedy, I see butters in late summer with their wings torn and tattered. I think maybe it's just normal late season wear and tear??
Nov 28, 2018 20:14:40 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Beautiful photo. One thing I notice that I have not seen on other butterfly photos is the end of the wings look to be chewed up. Am I correct that the wings have been chewed and, if so, what would have done the chewing?
Dennis
Dennis
thank you, dennis . I appreciate your comment. it could have been done by birds, lizards, and other predators of the butterfly.
wear and tear is natural over a butterfly's lifetime, and severe weather, brushes with plants, spider webs, etc. all take their toll.
the longer a butterfly lives, the more tattered it looks.
Nov 28, 2018 20:16:15 #
DOOK wrote:
Simply beautiful. 
thank you very much for your comment, earl!
i'm glad you enjoyed the shot.
Nov 28, 2018 20:19:29 #
rlaugh wrote:
Great shot..he looks a little rugged around the edges!!
thank you, bob! he does look a little rugged...kind of like us humans...
the older we become, the more tattered and rugged and worn out we get.
maybe that happens to raccoons too? Nov 28, 2018 20:25:35 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
What a beauty, Merry, and a butter I've never seen before! This is one spectacular bug and super shots of it! About the wings being a bit raggedy, I see butters in late summer with their wings torn and tattered. I think maybe it's just normal late season wear and tear??
thank you for your lovely comment, donna! yes...that tattered look and wear and tear is natural.
the longer they live, the more tattered they look. I love them though...tattered or not.
Nov 28, 2018 20:45:05 #
Great capture, Merry and I have seen some so beat up late in the season that it seemed like a miracle that they could fly! One of my butterfly books states that about the only major difference in the yellow form of the Western Black Swallowtail and the Anise Swallowtail is that the Anise has a yellow eyespot with a center black pupil in the upper side of its hindwing, but a little green leaf is covering that section of it in your image, so if you have any other image of it, you might want to take a look right in the center of its hindwings near the back edge! Great catch and always love to find a species new to me! Take care!
Nov 28, 2018 20:58:01 #
merrytexan wrote:
thank you, bob! he does look a little rugged...kind of like us humans...
the older we become, the more tattered and rugged and worn out we get.
maybe that happens to raccoons too?
the older we become, the more tattered and rugged and worn out we get.
maybe that happens to raccoons too? I like the rugged part, but not the rest
Nov 28, 2018 21:41:06 #
merrytexan wrote:
thank you, dennis . I appreciate your comment. it could have been done by birds, lizards, and other predators of the butterfly.
wear and tear is natural over a butterfly's lifetime, and severe weather, brushes with plants, spider webs, etc. all take their toll.
the longer a butterfly lives, the more tattered it looks.
wear and tear is natural over a butterfly's lifetime, and severe weather, brushes with plants, spider webs, etc. all take their toll.
the longer a butterfly lives, the more tattered it looks.
I suspected as much. Thank you.
Dennis
Nov 29, 2018 08:55:57 #
Nov 29, 2018 09:00:14 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Great capture, Merry and I have seen some so beat ... (show quote)
I will Google the anise, corky. Thank you for the info. It is amazing they can still fly even with a tattered wing.
Nov 29, 2018 09:02:14 #
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