Exotic beauty
Two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius).
This is one of the most exotic butterfly species you can find on Crete (or even Europe). They are as big as the swallowtails (if not a bit bigger) and can be found throughout the coasts of the Mediterranean. They appear in two broods each year, one during May/June and another one later, at the end of summer. This one graced me with her presence yesterday, but she seemed to prefer high perches, so this was the best I could do :-)
Best viewed Large, On Black.
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Exotic beauty
Two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius).
This is one of the most exotic butterfly species you can find on Crete (or even Europe). They are as big as the swallowtails (if not a bit bigger) and can be found throughout the coasts of the Mediterranean. They appear in two broods each year, one during May/June and another one later, at the end of summer. This one graced me with her presence yesterday, but she seemed to prefer high perches, so this was the best I could do :-)
Best viewed Large, On Black.
Click here for more photos of the same species in my photostream.