Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (male)

These are large, slow flying butterflies and are easily recognized without a camera. They are bright yellow and have tiger-looking black stripes than can be seen by the naked eye. Frozen in a photograph, one can see blue and orange spots on the bottom edge of the butterfly. The number and pattern indicates male or female. This picture series is a male. From the size of the abdomen (the caterpiller-like center) - this male is well fed on the huge lantana plants and other flowers in the area. There were two butterflies, but one flew away as soon as I got the camera going.