African butterfly

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-01-18 12:51]

Hi Loes,
it's a wonderful shot. Two of this beautiful butterflies - looks a little like our European swallowtails. I like to see the one with open wings and the other from the side under the wings, excellent shot, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Lourens (1122)
• [2006-01-18 14:13]

Hallo Loes, excellent macro shot!! Sorry, I cannot help with identification. Nice work.

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• phlr (2772)
• [2006-01-18 14:31]

Very beautiful specie!
Great POV!
Wonderful colours!
Very good BG!
TFS!

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• marmottelolo (14393)
• [2006-01-18 14:38]

hi loes
very good macro and beautiful colors
laurent

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• peter_stoeckl (9361)
• [2006-01-18 16:26]
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Hi Loes,
very lively, picturesque scene you have captured from both the butterflies and the flowers they visit. It gives me a good time seeing the bright sunshine and the flowers of early summer.
The species: To me it seems to be

"Papilio ophidicephalus (Oberthur 1878)",

a swallowtail species reported to live in Central and South Africa.

http://home.att.net/~bret72/P_ophidicephalus.htm
http://www.amanibutterflyproject.org/tourism.htm

Best regards,
Peter

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• Jannie (1127)
• [2006-01-19 4:10]

Beautiful colours and POV. I would crop it a little closer at the bottom , but thats me.

Well done

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• jchemas (3386)
• [2006-01-19 9:53]

Hi Loes
Great Picture
Beautiful butterfly. Great POV!
Wonderful colors! Very Crisp and clear. Great composition.
Regards
JC