Here is another new-to-me visitor to my garden – a Dingy Swallowtail Butterfly. At first, I thought it was a grapevine moth but only when it finally settled did I realize my error. This lone butterfly is a large one, so I was somewhat surprised to discover it is also called a Small Citrus Butterfly. It constantly fluttered its wings and zoomed about. But, I eventually got a few images on the Nikon D3000.

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Thanks for looking.

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Butterflies & Moths

Dingy Swallowtail

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Yesterday, in the flowering mint by my back door: random miniature minty magic. (Nikon D3000)

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Thanks for looking. Which one did you like best?

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Bees & Bugs, Butterflies & Moths

Miniature Minty Magic

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The Small White butterfly on a flowering weed. (Nikon D3000)

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All the best to you and yours for the festive season.
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Butterflies & Moths

The Small White

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