beginner requires ID of swallowtail (3 photos)

[Chris J. Durden]

>Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:40:37 -0500
>To: sluggo7 at hotmail.com
>From: "Chris J. Durden" <drdn at mail.utexas.edu>
>Subject: Re: beginner requires ID of swallowtail (3 photos)
>In-Reply-To: <8nane6$ja1$0 at pita.alt.net>
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>Yes it is *Heraclides cresphontes* = GIANT SWALLOWTAIL.
>We have one in our collection here at Texas Memorial Museum -
>M. Wood 56190A1, collected at Point Pelee, Essex Co., ON., 10 July 1956.
>.........Chris Durden
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>At 02:21  15/08/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>I am not presently involved in the study of butterflies, but having acquired
>>a digital camera recently, I have been experimenting with taking macro
>>photographs of insects. I was fortunate enough to get three reasonably good
>>shots of a butterfly on a beach while visiting Point Pelee National Park in
>>S. W. Ontario on August 11, 2000. My curiosity was raised, having never seen
>>this species of butterfly before. A quick search on the web identified it as
>>a type of swallowtail and I believe it to be a Giant Swallowtail, but I
>>couldn't find a good enough photo on the web to be sure. If someone could
>>help me to ID this butterfly, I would appreciate it greatly. If anyone would
>>like full size copies of these photos (approx. 1600x1200 pixels and
>>350-400kb) I would be happy to e-mail them.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Steve Loxton
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>>sluggo7 at hotmail.com
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