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    Yellow tiger Swallowtail

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    Yellow tiger Swallowtail
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    by hmellon on 20 Jun 2025
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    A yellow tiger swallowtail collects nectar from lilac blossoms. The adult stage of these butterflies is short, lasting from six to fourteen days. During that time they have to find a mate and the females lay their eggs before time runs out.

    • Camera: NIKON D7500
    • Focal: 300 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0015625 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 6.3
    tagged: yellow tiger swallowtail on lilac blossoms flower plant animal butterfly insect pollinator arthropod swallowtails petal lepidoptera western_tiger_swallowtail wing

    4 comments


    perkyleb posted 2025-06-22 9:11am

    I agree with everyone. Lovely.

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    Clifford Dupuis posted 2025-06-21 6:51pm

    Nicely captured Heather, the colors and detail are excellent

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    Yves Langlois posted 2025-06-20 5:53pm

    Agree all the way with Debra. Like the tight framing. Nice that you got a butterfly in perfect shape because I often see them with damaged wings.

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    Debra Plett posted 2025-06-20 3:27pm

    Very pretty closeup of the swallowtail enjoying the lilac nectar Heather. Love the vivid colours, perfect focus and storyline. Nicely captured.

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