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Greasy swallowtail

Cressida cressida

Photo by Asterope
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Field Notes

Description:

"Big Greasy" swallowtail - male

Habitat:

Sighted at Bellbird Grove - D'aguilar national park

Notes:

Females are smaller, not as transparent and not as colourful.

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Comments (2)
UmapornSarasat
wow...wow thnk for sharing..so beautiful one with nice shot. :)
MartinL
Nice shot. Perfectly focused on a blurry background. I like your second shot more. Some people call them clearwings which sounds a bit more dignified.

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2011

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