Senior Citizen - _TNY_0616
Finding a new-to-me species of swallowtail at the Haga Ocean butterfly after 100+ visits is always a treat.
This particular one from a visit in early March (of 2025) in one of two species and because it was very old and worn, I am unable to tell which of them it is. It's either a Cramer's swallowtail (Battus lycidas) or a Belus swallowtail (Battus belus).
From the ventral side like here on the floor, it looks quite unassuming, but the dorsal side on a fresh specimen has a fantastic dark blueis-green metallic sheen to it which would have been a real treat to capture.
I guess I will just have to keep coming back there, right?
Senior Citizen - _TNY_0616
Finding a new-to-me species of swallowtail at the Haga Ocean butterfly after 100+ visits is always a treat.
This particular one from a visit in early March (of 2025) in one of two species and because it was very old and worn, I am unable to tell which of them it is. It's either a Cramer's swallowtail (Battus lycidas) or a Belus swallowtail (Battus belus).
From the ventral side like here on the floor, it looks quite unassuming, but the dorsal side on a fresh specimen has a fantastic dark blueis-green metallic sheen to it which would have been a real treat to capture.
I guess I will just have to keep coming back there, right?