beginner requires ID of swallowtail (3 photos)

[gwang]

Here's a nice pic of Papilio cresphontes.
http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/buttrfly/local/bfly5.html

Regards,
Xi Wang

S.M.L. wrote:
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> 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.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve Loxton
> 
> sluggo7 at hotmail.com
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