A Green Swallotail
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A green swallotail butterfly at rest.
A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form. Most species are day-flying so they regularly attract attention.
The diverse patterns formed by their brightly coloured wings and their erratic yet graceful flight have made butterfly watching a fairly popular hobby. Butterflies are today distributed throughout the world except in the very cold and arid regions. There are an estimated 17,500 species of butterflies (Papilionoidea) out of about 180,000 species of Lepidoptera.
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Ibnu Yusuf, *Cak Noor*, skysa, DavidPoh, and 34 other people added this photo to their favorites.
svaju_pieva (50 months ago | reply)
what a beauty:)perfect macro too;)
Ibnu Yusuf (50 months ago | reply)
Perfectly done.....lovely.
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*Cak Noor* (50 months ago | reply)
Perfect macro shot.
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skysa (50 months ago | reply)
wow, i've never seen a green butterfly before.
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MRM Photography (50 months ago | reply)
Odd looking creature. Never seen one of them before, but they are beautiful!
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Wonderful!!!!
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amazing macro:-)
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luv the greens
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A wonderful shot. Sharp & colorful. Congratulations.
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Wow, what a beautiful butterfly. At rest? He seems to be in flight.
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Beautiful color and sharpness. When viewed at the large size the detail and textures are amazing. Bravo!.
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