Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly
by Steve Gass
Title
Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly
Artist
Steve Gass
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A beautiful Green Swallowtail butterfly seen at the Indianapolis, Indiana Zoo.
Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail, emerald peacock or green-banded peacock, is a butterfly of the genus Papilio belonging to the Papilionidae family. It is native to Southeast Asia, but is regularly kept in butterfly houses around the world.
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August 31st, 2017
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Comments (18)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREEN ANIMALS INSECTS AND BIRDS CONTEST! F/L
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly composition, lighting, shading, lovely green colors and artwork! F/L voted
Denise Harty
Congratulations on having this wonderful selective color image featured in the ABC Group! L/F
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's E IS FOR EMERALD GREEN WEEK You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions and in another discussion in ABC Group!
Maria Hunt
Steve, I am sure this is the best portrait of the Emerald Swallowtail that I have seen. Stunning. F/L
Anita Faye
Steve, your beautiful image is featured on Groovy Butterflies! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Asbed Iskedjian
Excellent macro with excellent details and amazing color tones of the butterfly Steve. Likes + Favorites.
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous close up photo of a Swallowtail with great colors, clarity, wing position, and composition, Steve! F/L