Butterfly In The Tree Top

Today we took supper over to Melody's parents. While we were there we spent some time out on their balcony. Suddenly Melody spotted a butterfly that had come to rest in one of the nearby trees.
Fortunately it stayed there for quite awhile which allowed me to take a few pictures.
This is a first for me on my project of capturing a butterfly.
Now I just need help in identifying what type it is. I am sure someone out will know

[Diana]

Lovely find and processing.

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a great find and such a big butterfly !

[winghong_ho]

Nice shot. Butterflies are beautiful subjects.

[Bucktree]

Nice capture.

[Anita W]

Lovely one!

[Pam]

How awesome. It looks like a swallowtail.

[Chris]

Excellent shot Brian.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very nice.

[Bill]

Very nice picture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's a Swallowtail Butterfly- and a good shot!

[Heather]

Well done Brian and Melody! Fav!

[Agnes]

Beautiful search picture

[Peter Dulis]

nice

[william wooderson]

I nearly didn't see it. Well spotted!

[Ingrid]

Well spotted! It is a big one!

[gloria jones]

Nice capture...well done

[Phil Howcroft]

fabulous shot :)

[Louise & Ken]

Swallowtail? Beautiful!

[Lou Ann]

Oh it’s lovely!

[GaryW]

Great to see!

[Rick]

Nice capture.

[Diane]

Nice picture!

[Harry J Benson]

WOW, good capture

[Beverley]

Well spotted - it is lovely capture them as there dancing from plant to plant

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria

[bkb in the city]

@phil_howcroft Phil glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@Weezilou Thanks Louise

[bkb in the city]

@louannwarren Lou Ann glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@thewatersphotos Gary glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@rickster549 Thanks Rick

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Thanks Diane

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

[bkb in the city]

@beverley365 Beverley I was pleased with this one

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@beryl Beryl l was so pleased with this one

[bkb in the city]

@wh2021 Yes Winghong they certainly do

[bkb in the city]

@dkellogg Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@anitaw Anita glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@pamalama Thanks Pam

[bkb in the city]

@galactica Thanks Chris

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@bill_gk Bill glad you like this one

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann for the info and comment

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgheatherb Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav

[bkb in the city]

@agnesvanderlindeicloudcom Agnes glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[bkb in the city]

@will_wooderson Thanks William

[bkb in the city]

@ingrid01 Yes Ingrid it certainly was