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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Monday Butterfly
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:36:54 -0400
He's a very pretty sight.  I don't think I've ever seen a butterfly that 
large other than a zoo or static display.

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/22/2012 9:39 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>       While I was out cycling this weekend, I happened to notice something 
> moving by my foot while waiting to cross a major street.  Looking closer it 
> turned out to be a very large butterfly.  It had been stunned and was missing 
> a small piece of one wing.  I gathered it up, gently folded the wings, and 
> placed it inside a small notebook I carry.  After getting home, I spread the 
> wings out and got out the field guides.  Turned out to be a Giant Swallowtail 
> (Heraclides cresphontes), with a wingspan of just under five inches:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8112592522/in/photostream
>
> Chris
>
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