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Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail)

I was shocked to see this butterfly stop and sit. It was pretty early in the morning and there weren't a lot of flowers around, but I was really surprised by my luck.


Altitude: 185m (606 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at 9:35 AM
Exposure: 1/400 sec at f3.5
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 200 asa
Lens: 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
With cropping (you see 62% of the image as shot), this lens is effectively a 132mm lens on a 35mm camera
Location:
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Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Squamish-Lillooet RD
Scientific Name: species related to Papilio rutulus (Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Tag: insect, ventral, butterfly
Larger image: 1333 x 2000
Raw image: 3877 x 5816

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