Three's Company

Description

I was watching the Clearwing Hummingbird Moths and trying to focus on them, but the Swallowtails stole the show! I could hear thunder rolling in close to where I was, so I knew I didn't have much time before I had to leave. I just couldn't get enough of these Swallowtails and was so happy to have gotten three of them in one photo. All of the Swallowtails were always on the move and following each other around the whole time I was there, and they were very fast, so it was hard to try to get them in the frame with my macro lens.

Taken By

Amanda Nelson

Taken On

June 12, 2025

Tagged

flower plant purple animal bird lilac butterfly insect pollinator petal arthropod shrub lepidoptera swallowtails flowering_plant