Melissa Crisa, Madame Swallowtail making a rare trip South (ANIMALS 2022)

This Chequered Swallowtail butterfly rarely visits the Southern parts of our state, but with the recent rains and weather activity it has bought some butterfly movement and I was lucky enough to capture one, just hatched.

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