Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

[NatureBoyOhio]

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Spiderx1]

Love it!

 

[Jackson]

Nice photo! I like it!

You might want to look at the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_glaucus). From reading online, range of habitat (assuming you took the shot from Ohio) and markings seem like it could be a match. I'm not a butterfly expert though. I just did a little research since I captured a shot of a similar butterfly in Indiana a few days ago. I'll post my photos soon when I get the chance.

 

[NatureBoyOhio]

Nice photo! I like it!

You might want to look at the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_glaucus). From reading online, range of habitat (assuming you took the shot from Ohio) and markings seem like it could be a match. I'm not a butterfly expert though. I just did a little research since I captured a shot of a similar butterfly in Indiana a few days ago. I'll post my photos soon when I get the chance.

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 506.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-6600
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 320

Tiger Swallowtail on left...Giant Swallowtail on right. Look at the markings along the underside of front of the wing. The distinct dark ring is indicator of the giant swallowtail.

 

[Jackson]

Thanks for the reply. The differences are clearer to me now.