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The Butterfly II

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.

EXIF information
model NIKON D300
exposureTime 10/600 s
fnumber f/8.0
isoEquiv 400
focalLength 105
9. November 2008, 00:16 hide details Posted in: Butterfly, Macro The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://framedandshot.com/2008/11/09/the-butterfly-ii/

Comments (38)

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  1. I really enjoy the richness of details in this shot. Beautiful butterfly and the background is “just right” so it helps to bring focus to the butterfly itself.

    Per Øyvind — November 9th, 2008 at 02:20

  2. Wow…only greens in one shot. How special.

    ow…and if there are 20,000 species of butterflies, how did you manage to find the correct name for this one? :)

    Ilger.nl — November 9th, 2008 at 02:38

  3. Yes it is a beautiful shot full of greens, am I mistaken or is there something missing off that butterfly ?

    Philip — November 9th, 2008 at 03:21

  4. Amazing macro.

    Carlosac — November 9th, 2008 at 03:59

  5. Buen disparo!!
    me gustan mucho las fotos de mariposas, en mi galeria hay una concretamente de la misma especie!!
    casualidades :) )
    http://www.lanuri.com/index.php?showimage=113
    saludos

    NJ & SB Photography — November 9th, 2008 at 05:18

  6. Praktfullt sommerfugl som er flott gjengitt.

    selsius — November 9th, 2008 at 07:39

  7. Verde que te quiero verde… Qué preciosidad, parece una joya. Una foto genial!

    photocloc — November 9th, 2008 at 07:41

  8. um, no thanks.. i’d rather view them from a computer screen… lol! :) great shot!

    Rian — November 9th, 2008 at 08:14

  9. Lovely colours and details in this image. I have chased butterflies all summer but they are to fast for me :-)

    Frida — November 9th, 2008 at 09:44

  10. Another beautifull butterfly with great sharpness and details. Hope the “broken” wing doesnt’t hurt too much ;)

    Greetings from Austria

    Bernhard — November 9th, 2008 at 10:43

  11. This is an amazing capture. Awesome details and colors.

    It gives us great pleasure in passing on the “Premio Dardos” award to you. Pl. check out our latest post for more details.

    Thomas — November 9th, 2008 at 10:53

  12. Wow great macro, very nice capture, details, colors and framing.. congratulations..

    Orkun Soylu — November 9th, 2008 at 11:27

  13. Et nydelig sommerfuglbilde. Har stakkaren skadet seg? Ser ut som om noen har tatt en liten jafs av den ene vingen og fått med seg en bit av den andre også. Får meg til å lure på årsaken til de fantasifulle formene på vingene. De må da være veldig utsatt for skade.
    Liker så godt måten dere klarer å bruke fargene i slike bilder på. Her er det de delikate grønnfargene som går igjen både i sommerfuglen og omgivelsene. Virkelig vakkert!

    Ståle — November 9th, 2008 at 11:32

  14. WOW! Stunning color and detail. Amazing capture. WOW!

    Marcie — November 9th, 2008 at 12:14

  15. Grandios, diese Farben einfach klasse ! Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland :-) mexi

    mexi — November 9th, 2008 at 12:21

  16. Amazing! I prefer this one more than first butterfly shot. I like the contrast and sharpening, but the best for me is the color, all these green tones are superb!
    Regards!

    mario iso101 — November 9th, 2008 at 13:15

  17. Such beauty :)

    Chris/Aperture Image — November 9th, 2008 at 13:29

  18. It is a beautiful shot, I like the monotone feel to the shot.

    Pa McHugh — November 9th, 2008 at 13:52

  19. great image, excellent camoflage on the butterfly. great details.

    Ivar — November 9th, 2008 at 17:33

  20. So beautiful! I especially like the pixelated look to the butterfly’s wings.

    Leslie M. — November 9th, 2008 at 18:34

  21. Beautiful green tones!

    Brad — November 9th, 2008 at 22:35

  22. superbe déclinaison de vert avec ce papillon qui doit avoir des problèmes d’équilibre

    lasiate — November 10th, 2008 at 00:32

  23. Very well done macro!

    POV — November 10th, 2008 at 01:10

  24. beautiful work !

    Xavier Rey — November 10th, 2008 at 03:29

  25. I am not a big fan of butterfly shots, but this one is really nice! Really love the symmetry

    Dirk Essl — November 10th, 2008 at 04:01

  26. amazing macro, great detail, perfect green tones

    BoB — November 10th, 2008 at 04:47

  27. Great shot, well spotted and captured. The colour is amazing!

    Craig — November 10th, 2008 at 06:23

  28. Lovely! He is so beautiful even with his slightly battered wings. Love the level of detail.

    Laurie — November 10th, 2008 at 07:53

  29. cool shot. the lighting makes everything feel very liquid. love the green.

    Joe — November 10th, 2008 at 09:29

  30. Another great shot!!! I love the colors. it is pretty dificult to make good pictures of a butterfly with oben wings.

    sven — November 10th, 2008 at 10:18

  31. Magnifique! The photo is perfect! Like the green tonal domination. The composition and background was outstanding.

    Doum — November 10th, 2008 at 12:12

  32. What a beautiful specimen! Great detail here! I do appreciate butterflies but I had no idea that many species exist in North America alone. Awesome!

    Andrew — November 10th, 2008 at 12:34

  33. Excellent close up whit a outstanding detaill and colours. Cheers

    José — November 10th, 2008 at 13:33

  34. Like someone sprayed it with neon paint! (hope it wasn’t you! ;) What a stunning creature!

    Arjan - PlasticDaisy — November 11th, 2008 at 14:12

  35. Beautiful image!

    LightningPaul — November 12th, 2008 at 06:35

  36. Another great shot! It looks like his wings were sprinkled with green glitter. What a gem!

    Cassy — November 12th, 2008 at 16:19

  37. Beautiful butterfly. Should be the mascotte of greenpeace!

    Asgardr — November 13th, 2008 at 04:31

  38. Your butterflies shots are really beautiful. I love this green.

    Anne — November 19th, 2008 at 12:03

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