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Tall Dark Stranger - _TNY_2046

Actually, that's not correct. It's tall (or at least fairly large), definitely darker - but we know what it is. This is a male Low's swallowtail (Papilio lowii) also known as the Asian swallowtail or the great yellow mormon.

 

As with most of my tropical butterfly shots, this was shot indoors at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Stockholm, Sweden.

 

For a shot of what the other side of the wings look like, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52850463112/

 

And a shot of what the female looks like here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52845038432/

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Uploaded on September 29, 2023
Taken on April 4, 2023