Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
A Giant Swallowtail that had just emerged from its pupa on a lemon tree, Manhattan Beach, June 15, 2003.
Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
A Giant Swallowtail sipping at butterfly bush in my backyard garden. These can be difficult to photograph dorsally because when they nectar they tend to beat their wings continually. June 8, 2009.
Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Papilio cresphontes, the Giant Swallowtail, also nectaring in my garden in Long Beach, where they can be common. I have a few citrus trees that they have oviposited on, but so far nothing has gone through to adult as far as I know. May 29, 2006.