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Very Large 3 5/8" to 5 1/2"
by okus Jul 24, 2006 6:10 PM
by okus Jul 24, 2006 6:14 PM
Viewed from above
by okus Jul 24, 2006 6:16 PM
by Sheila_FW Jul 24, 2006 8:35 PM
The caterpillar of the Giant Swallowtail is well camouflaged as a bird dropping.
by ceejaytown Aug 4, 2006 8:11 PM
Giant Swallowtail in Southeast Texas
by princessnonie Aug 12, 2006 7:51 PM
Searching for a drink on a hot Texas summer afternoon
by GD_Rankin Aug 28, 2006 8:36 AM
This is the largest of all my butterflies so far
by carrjohn Sep 2, 2006 11:03 AM
Fedding on the zinnias in Aug, 2006
by carrjohn Sep 2, 2006 12:23 PM
by dmj1218 Sep 2, 2006 1:56 PM
by dmj1218 Sep 2, 2006 1:58 PM
08/27/06 - Giant Swallowtail looking for a sip in the afternoon heat. The first stop was for a brief rest on a Honeysuckle vine allowing me a few shots like this one.
by GD_Rankin Sep 6, 2006 8:10 AM
08/27/06 - Giant Swallowtail M or F? The markings are just about identical - the shape of the abdomen might be a clue, or behavior. Generally it's the male swallowtails that "puddle" like this.
by GD_Rankin Sep 6, 2006 8:18 AM
08/27/06 - Giant Swallowtail - High Res Image (for better details)
by GD_Rankin Sep 6, 2006 8:25 AM
Memorial Day Visitor on my Red Bird of Paradise (1 of 2)
by GD_Rankin Sep 6, 2006 10:14 AM
Memorial Day Visitor on my Red Bird of Paradise (2 of 2)
by GD_Rankin Sep 6, 2006 10:16 AM
Giant Swallowtail resting on a Four O'Clock a couple of hours after emerging from its chrysalis
by LouisianaMark Sep 23, 2006 3:43 PM
Giant Swallowtail drying its wings after emerging from chrysalis
by LouisianaMark Sep 23, 2006 3:49 PM
by bsharf Feb 9, 2007 6:33 AM
I love the way these sail through on the wind.
by debnes_dfw_tx May 9, 2007 11:18 AM
Giant Swallowtail, (Papilio cresphontes) resting in my garden.
by frostweed Jun 6, 2007 3:55 AM
Giant Swallowtail, (Papilio cresphontes) fully grown larva on Herculis Club.
by frostweed Jun 6, 2007 3:58 AM
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) emerging from the crysalid.
by frostweed Jun 7, 2007 3:25 PM
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) crysalid looks like a piece of wood.
by frostweed Jun 7, 2007 3:27 PM
Not your every day shot of Giants. Picture taken 7-14-07, Houston, Tx in our driveway.
by catbird8 Jul 14, 2007 11:03 PM
Two Orange Dog cats on dictamnus plant - they've been there for about two weeks.
by kooger Aug 20, 2007 8:01 PM
Two of these were bouncing in the wind today trying to land on my butterfly bush.
by Joyous Aug 23, 2007 12:52 AM
8/21/07 - Scottsdale, AZ in the heat of Summer. Wingspan is 4 inches.
by azrobin Aug 23, 2007 11:34 PM
Giant Swallowtail nectaring on Pentas
by fly_girl Sep 10, 2007 11:33 PM
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes); Bryan, Tx, 082707; Feeding on Torch Mexican Sunflower
by lindyginger Sep 16, 2007 3:23 PM
Giant Swallowtail feeding on rue plant October 8, 2007 in Claremore, OK U.S.A. zone 6b
by darlindeb Oct 9, 2007 2:17 AM
by linda_nc Feb 12, 2008 2:03 AM
Ovipositing on an orange tree in Ruskin, FL, February 2008
by mellielong Feb 23, 2008 11:09 PM
Mating Pair of Giant Swallowtails
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 2, 2008 1:34 AM
Three Giant Swallowtails puddling
by TexasPuddyPrint Mar 2, 2008 1:37 AM
Just after molting, with old skin and head capsule
by mellielong Mar 21, 2008 12:03 AM
Head and legs are white for a while after they molt
by mellielong Mar 21, 2008 12:04 AM
Caterpillar in sling, first step to making the chrysalis
by mellielong Mar 30, 2008 4:35 PM
Chrysalis
by mellielong Apr 2, 2008 1:21 AM
Coming out of the chrysalis
by mellielong May 11, 2008 7:33 PM
Still crumpled after emerging
by mellielong May 11, 2008 7:36 PM
The caterpillars have red osmeterium
by mellielong Jun 22, 2008 7:16 PM
Giant Swallowtail eggs on Lemon tree
by Heavinscent Jul 16, 2008 2:54 PM
by Mrs_Ed Aug 16, 2008 2:58 AM
The most graceful flying butterfly I've ever seen. Found in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
by mgarr Aug 28, 2008 2:22 PM
Giant Swallowtail larvae
by jess7272 Sep 7, 2008 11:29 AM
Giant Swallowtail eggs on Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus)
by jess7272 Sep 7, 2008 11:32 AM
Giant Swallowtail eggs on Gas Plant (Dictamnus albus)
by jess7272 Sep 7, 2008 11:32 AM
Giant Swallowtails mudpuddling
by TexasPuddyPrint Sep 14, 2008 12:58 AM
Giant Swallowtails mudpuddling
by TexasPuddyPrint Sep 14, 2008 1:02 AM
Giant Swallowtail on Meyer Lemon tree in Orange Park, FL, 6/3/08.
by leonardml Sep 16, 2008 1:07 AM
Hand raised and released. Didn't want to leave.
by Sheila_FW Jul 15, 2009 3:16 PM
Pupa on underside of orange-tree leaf (9-17-09)
by Emma75 Sep 19, 2009 4:28 PM
Last-stage larva on orange-tree leaf (9-17-09)
by Emma75 Sep 19, 2009 4:30 PM
Third-stage larva on orange-tree leaf (9-19-09)
by Emma75 Sep 19, 2009 4:54 PM
this was in my flower garden 8-26 12 Rossford,Ohio
by maryrottys Aug 27, 2012 9:05 AM
Giant Swallowtail
by absinthe27 Apr 6, 2013 6:42 PM
On Butterfly Bush 7/24/2014
by SallieKr Jul 25, 2014 4:08 AM
On Butterfly Bush 7/24/2014
by SallieKr Jul 25, 2014 4:09 AM
Presume this is the giant SWT always alone for the last two yrs. Regular SWT come every year in pairs Lovely
by Jenniewren Sep 1, 2014 11:45 AM
This tattered butterfly is the first giant swallowtail we've ever seen, and this is the first year we planted tithonia
by Clary Sep 2, 2014 4:22 AM
Eastern Giant Swallowtail caterpillar eating Common Rue at Linnaeus Teaching Garfdens, Tulsa OK. Oct.9
by C_A_Ivy Jan 21, 2017 9:37 AM
Giant Swallowtail on Zinnia
by YeeFam Jun 26, 2020 3:23 PM