Beautiful Kathy! Love this! fav....I had a butterfly shot today too! :) @espyetta I think this is a black swallowtail. I would have to see open wings to be sure. I do know for sure it is in the swallowtail family.
@drussell@espyetta I think you are correct Deanna, I took quite a few photos of this butterfly and compared it to the internet and it does look like a black swallowtail. Thanks so much!
@drussell@espyetta Mary Beth, I would have to show my photos to an expert. I took tons of photos of this butterfly. Depending on the light he looked black or blue. This was evening light and I think it caused the blue to stand out. I check to see if I over saturated it. But this looks very similar to my raw file. This is where I need another album to show different takes. I will continue to check on this. I have learned so much here. I took another photo yesterday and could not tell if it was a bird, moth or butterfly. I appreciate help and questions. Thanks so much!
fav! this is a great shot! i've never seen a butterfly like that, what a beauty.
I took a Rocky Mountain School of Photography basic course in March of 2012:)
@paula365 Paula, That is great you took the RMSP course! We just went with them to the Olympic Peninsula workshop and followed that with the Lightroom course. The do a good job of teaching.
I will not-not-not be offended if you submit this to BAMONA for verification! ;)
I am prone to confuse Pipevine with Spicebush and the dark-form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails.
» Eastern Tiger is excluded on this one because Eastern Tiger bodies have stripes, not spots.
» Spicebush is excluded on this one because Spicebushes have two rows of orange spots: a submarginal row and a median row.
» Black Swallowtails also have two rows of orange spots.
So unless there's another swallowtail species in your region that's not in mine (so that I'm unfamiliar), then my best guess on this is Pipevine, but best to get an expert to ID it.
BTW, the people at http://bugguide.net/ also ID butterflies and moths, so if you want to register at just one new site, go for BugGuide. They're a bit more scientific and have a lot more images to compare and they'll always try to identify sex as well as species. They'll also accept your photos of bees & wasps & hornets and other 6-legged "friends" as well as spiders (but that seems to be a whole 'nother ball game!). Have fun!
@espyetta I think this is a black swallowtail. I would have to see open wings to be sure. I do know for sure it is in the swallowtail family.
Fav!!
» http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Battus-philenor
» http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-19
Gorgeous colors, Kathy!
:)
I took a Rocky Mountain School of Photography basic course in March of 2012:)
I am prone to confuse Pipevine with Spicebush and the dark-form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails.
» Eastern Tiger is excluded on this one because Eastern Tiger bodies have stripes, not spots.
» Spicebush is excluded on this one because Spicebushes have two rows of orange spots: a submarginal row and a median row.
» Black Swallowtails also have two rows of orange spots.
So unless there's another swallowtail species in your region that's not in mine (so that I'm unfamiliar), then my best guess on this is Pipevine, but best to get an expert to ID it.
BTW, the people at http://bugguide.net/ also ID butterflies and moths, so if you want to register at just one new site, go for BugGuide. They're a bit more scientific and have a lot more images to compare and they'll always try to identify sex as well as species. They'll also accept your photos of bees & wasps & hornets and other 6-legged "friends" as well as spiders (but that seems to be a whole 'nother ball game!). Have fun!