The Butterfly II
This wonderful green butterfly is a Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio palinurus). It is also referred to as Emerald Peacock or Green-banded Peacock Swallowtail.
Did you know that there are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies in the world. About 725 species have occurred in North America north of Mexico. Go find them!
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Dette er en Emerald Swallowtail sommerfugl. Viste du at det er ca 20.000 ulike sommerfulg arter i verden? Det er påvist mer enn 2200 sommerfuglarter i Norge. Men de fargerike dagaktive insektene som folk flest kjenner som sommerfugler kalles dagsommerfugler, og i den gruppa er det mindre enn 100 arter i Norge.
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NIKON D300
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9. November 2008, 00:16
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