A Lovely Profile
by Lisa Kilby
Title
A Lovely Profile
Artist
Lisa Kilby
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Adult giant swallowtails are large butterflies with a forewing span of 11.7 to 17.5 cm) (avg. 14 cm) for males and a span of 13.5 to 18.8 cm (avg. 14.7 cm) for females. The dorsal wing surfaces of the butterfly are black with a striking diagonal yellow bar across the forewings. The ventral wing surfaces are primarily yellow. The giant swallowtail is very distinct from all other swallowtails found in Florida, except for the endangered Schaus swallowtail, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus, which is confined to the Florida Keys. The giant swallowtail can be distinguished from the Schaus' swallowtail by the yellow-filled "tails" (Schaus' swallowtail tails are all black), and the small, brick-red patch just interior to the blue median band on the ventral hind wing.
NOTE: The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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April 8th, 2015
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations on graduating this beauty from The 200 Club upon surpassing 500 views.
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