A Butterfly


Photo Information
Was up the mountains today managed to catch this butterfly, no idea of it's name though.
15/03/2009 - 17:41jackitec
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter SpeedN/A
Aperturef/16
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length250mm
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scottthehat

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 17:45
lovely shot jack,

ttk

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 17:47
Jack it's a SCARCE SWALLOWTAIL,(Iphiclides podalirius) and a lovely shot.
Tel,

jackitec

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 17:52
Thanks Terry I've never seen one before, and thanks Scott

Rees

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 17:53
This is an amazing image, really beautiful and very well taken John, - well done, I wish I could go up the mountain and find something like this to photograph, all we have here is sheep and when you've seen one, Yes

Rees

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 17:55
ttk wrote:
Jack it's a SCARCE SWALLOWTAIL,(Iphiclides podalirius) and a lovely shot.

How come you know what this is called Tel and you didn't know what your four legged friend was?

ttk

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 18:30
Rees,
Because my wife Tracey has a book on British and European Butterflies and Moths, and what Jack/John has got is a mountain butterfly which mostly lives in Spain.
Tel,

TGK

Link Posted 15/03/2009 - 19:13
Cracking shot
Tracey
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Rees

Link Posted 16/03/2009 - 08:48
ttk wrote:
Rees,
Because my wife Tracey has a book on British and European Butterflies and Moths, and what Jack/John has got is a mountain butterfly which mostly lives in Spain.

Oh

goggalee

Link Posted 22/03/2009 - 18:42
Lovely shot, beautiful colours
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