Yes, look at those sharp spikes! I don't call it Darth Maul for nothing.

Macro photograph of a Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) Butterfly at Meijer GardeTailed ns, Grand Rapids Mi.

Darth Maul hanging from my arm, waiting for the fluids to fill its wings and strengthening them. There was a time when its wings were still soft and floppy (like tissue paper!) and I was so worried for it. It was flopping about and seeing its wings like that (like in a Salvador Dali painting) made me want to cry - even though I knew it was a temporary situation.

I love that the species name is agamemnon.

Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam

Date: 9th August 2020

Equipment: Nikon D800 with Micro-Nikkor 105mm

Larva

Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon) Butterfly at Meijer GardeTailed ns, Grand Rapids Mi.

I know! This really is the underside of the same species of butterfly: Tailed Jay, Graphium agamemnon.

It's a horny little thing. *grin*

Geschweifter Grünhäher (Schmetterling) (Graphium agamemnon)

(c) Gaby Schulemann-Maier

Location: Makunda Christian Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam

Date: 2nd August 2016

Equipment: Nikon D800 with Micro-Nikkor 105mm

Unidentified butterfly and Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)

in the glasshouse at RHS Wisley

It wasn't really wee-ing on me...that was the waste that had accumulated while it was in the pupa. Wasn't disgusted because it looked like water. If it was brown, I would have been repulsed.

Looking well-fed