Thursday, June 16

Swallowtail and Cactus part 2

Papilio rumiko
I raised this butterfly, a Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko / Papilio rumiko), in a plastic jar during the winter, to my surprise he decided to eclose on a rather cool day.  I took him outside and let him dry his wings in my cactus garden.  He hung out for about two hours (which made him easy to photograph) before flying away when the sun came out.

Heraclides rumiko

Western Giant Swallowtail

Western Giant Swallowtail

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