The Green Jewel - _TNY_1728
Today (February 8th of 2023), I visited the Haga Ocean butterfly house in solna, Sweden, before work.
You never know what species you will find as it varies a bit. There are the staple species, but every now and then, you come across something special.
After a bit of a disappointing beginning, one of those "special" ones appeared!
This is an emerald swallowtail (Papilio palinurus), also known as the emerald peacock or the green-banded peacock and I'm pretty sure you can see why I was elated about finding it. With a ~10 cm / 4" wingspan, it isn't the size that makes it spectacular - but the intensity of the green colour is off the charts!
Over the last year, I've made about twenty visits here and this is just the second time I've seen one (First one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52095312967/ and here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52355077246/).
This one was a bit away from the path, but I messed about with the tripod and managed to stick two of the legs into the vegetation and got close enough without scaring it off.
The Green Jewel - _TNY_1728
Today (February 8th of 2023), I visited the Haga Ocean butterfly house in solna, Sweden, before work.
You never know what species you will find as it varies a bit. There are the staple species, but every now and then, you come across something special.
After a bit of a disappointing beginning, one of those "special" ones appeared!
This is an emerald swallowtail (Papilio palinurus), also known as the emerald peacock or the green-banded peacock and I'm pretty sure you can see why I was elated about finding it. With a ~10 cm / 4" wingspan, it isn't the size that makes it spectacular - but the intensity of the green colour is off the charts!
Over the last year, I've made about twenty visits here and this is just the second time I've seen one (First one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52095312967/ and here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52355077246/).
This one was a bit away from the path, but I messed about with the tripod and managed to stick two of the legs into the vegetation and got close enough without scaring it off.