Saw this little guy and was impressed by the colors of the critter and the plant.
Argusray
Both 40D, ISO = 200, f/11 @ 1/250, 100 mm macro, 550 EX strobe
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I don't know what Sue uses, but for Swallowtails, I look at the end of the abdomen. This photo clearly shows the claspers (valves) of a male.Argusray wrote:What charastic do you use to identify gender?
Assuming this was shot in California, it's probably a Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus. In other areas, there are different species that look quite similar.
Nicely shot, by the way -- very sharp!
--Rik