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Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor | Oct. 7, 2018 |
| My photos of the pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) are not as clear as I would prefer, but they happen to be the only ones I've ever taken of the pipevine. |
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| This pipevine was probably an older one, since the iridescent blue had mostly faded. All the same, there was enough there to allow a positive identification. |
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| The pipevine swallowtail was very restless, continually frittering about from one flower to another, allowing me to have a flight photo. |
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I was grateful whenever it stopped flying long enough for me to attempt to focus and capture a few photos.
Photo note: I used the Pentax K3, with the SMC-A* 200mm macro lens, on Sept. 25, 2017, at the Snetsinger butterfly garden. |