The Green Jewel, Pt. 5 - _TNY_1721

On February 8th (of 2022), 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.

 

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 for the preceeding shots, but I also got this for the other side.

 

The family Papilionidae is known as "riddarfjärilar" in Swedish and "Ritterfalter" in German which both means "knight butterflies" - because the "tails" on the hind wings resemble swords.

 

Part 1 is a close-up here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52676909311/

 

Part 2 is further away: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52692643906/

 

Part 3 is even further away: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52840391600/

 

Part 4 is a closeup again here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52854297778/

Done