Peacock Swallowtail
Papilio palinurus
Being stalked by a mantis…..........
Peacock Swallowtail belongs to the following groups:
Birds and Creatures of Flight, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Just Butterflies and Nature's Wonders Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Jeff Burns
Absolutely Stunning amazing clarity.
Love this
jesika
Brilliant image.
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janik
Incredible capture.
Geoffrey
Great Capture, lovely detail, wonderful image
Beccaboo
Gotta love this one, I adore the lines of the wings, beautiful shapes on a beautiful creature.
Beccaboo
LOL,.... I just noticed the mantis!!!, At first i thought it must have been out of the shot, until i took a closer look!
Walter Colvin
Very Nice.very good detail and light.
micmac
Poor little thing,fantastic capture.
Macky replied
Nature is harsh, I did not wait for the inevitable, thank you!!
hollys1wedding
Pretty and so cool
Macky replied
Thank you Rebecca!!!
Farmncamera
Oh….I have several shots of the demise of a Monarch….eaten by a Mantis. It is hard to watch, but it is nature… All God’s creatures…..great and small!..... :)
eXposure
awesome detail …
beautiful capture
Macky replied
Thank you so much Wendy!!
Daveart
Brilliant macro Macky, well captured crisp and sharp good DOF well done
Macky replied
Thank you Dave, always appreciate your comments!!
Avril Brand
Wow… Macky, this is spectacular photography!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Avril!!
Lyn Evans
STUNNING!!! STUNNING!!!! The detail is awesome.
Macky replied
Thank you Lyn, apologies for the delay in replying!!
BarbBarcikKeith
Wow.. really like this one… Think I’ll wander around a little today..
Oh.. almost forgot.. check out the AIP kite.. it’s slow progress but it is moving along…
Macky replied
Thank you Barb, I love seeing with what and how you perform your craft!!
JennyDean
excellent capture.
Macky replied
Thank you JennyDean!!
LavenderMoon
This is fantastic…. superb!
Macky replied
Thank you LavenderMoon!!
Glenda Remaklus
Gorgeous….....!!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Glenda!!
LjMaxx
What a gorgeous capture of this species.
Macky
Thanks so much LjMaxx
Diane Swarts
oh my he is gorgeous, and wonderul capture! congrats on the feature!
Diane Schuster
Wow! what a shot to get 2 critters for the price of one shot. This is such a gorgeous butterfly! Dee
Dave & Trena P...
simply stunning!