Staged Swallowtail - _TNY_0448
I found this Lowe's swallowtail (Papilio lowii), also known as the great yellow mormon and the Asian swallowtail on the floor right in front of the chrysalis cabinet at the Haga Ocean butterfly house.
But since people walking there tend to look up at the chrysalides, there is an obvious risk of any butterflies on the floor getting trampled. My solution was to have her climb onto my finger and then put her down on the spadix of this large peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) - which as a bonus made for a lovely backdrop for the photo.
Staged Swallowtail - _TNY_0448
I found this Lowe's swallowtail (Papilio lowii), also known as the great yellow mormon and the Asian swallowtail on the floor right in front of the chrysalis cabinet at the Haga Ocean butterfly house.
But since people walking there tend to look up at the chrysalides, there is an obvious risk of any butterflies on the floor getting trampled. My solution was to have her climb onto my finger and then put her down on the spadix of this large peace lily (Spathiphyllum wallisii) - which as a bonus made for a lovely backdrop for the photo.