Butterflies are some of the most difficult creatures to photograph from a game drive vehicle. Constantly on the move, they are very hard to capture with a camera.
I love this image of a Citrus Swallowtail (or Christmas Butterfly | Scientific name: _
Papilio demodocus_) which I was able to take a few days ago.
Three times per year they go through four development stages (metamorphosis) from egg, to larva (or caterpillar), to pupa (or chrysalis) before they turn into this very beautiful butterfly (adult form). The adult female lives normally just under seven days, the males just under four days.
Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/300mm | ISO 200 | 1/2000sec | f2.8 | ev-0.5 | 300mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 20% of original image
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