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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Ally on July 29, 2020, 07:22:23 PM

Title: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: Ally on July 29, 2020, 07:22:23 PM

There are many viceroys,about half a dozen.  I even saw two chase each other, but pics were blurred.

Title: Re: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: Ally on July 29, 2020, 07:23:40 PM

I love black swallowtails

Title: Re: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: thouc on July 29, 2020, 10:19:31 PM

Nice shots.

This time they are Monarchs, no black line across the wing.

/Thomas

Title: Re: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: Ally on July 29, 2020, 10:41:35 PM

Quote from: "thouc"

Nice shots.

This time they are Monarchs, no black line across the wing.

/Thomas

I didn't know what made them different until today! Thank you so much Thomas.

Title: Re: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: Howieh on July 30, 2020, 08:15:58 AM

And they're all males. Males have thinner wing veins and the black spot on the rear wing vein.

Title: Re: viceroy and black swallowtail
Post by: Ally on July 30, 2020, 08:30:37 AM

Quote from: "Howieh"

And they're all males. Males have thinner wing veins and the black spot on the rear wing vein.

Gender too?! It's hard enough to tell genders of birds