Blue Mormon

Blue Mormon 

Biological Name: Papilio Polymnester Regional Name: राणी पाकोळी

Gears Used:

Camera: Canon 600DL

Lens used: Tamron 150-600 mm VC USDG2

I had earlier shared the habitat capture of this beautiful butterfly, so in this particular picture I wanted to share the portrait shot of this beautiful butterfly. The main advantage of having some flowering plants around you leads to the capture of such beautiful butterflies. This is one of my favourite butterflies to capture as it is a very large swallowtail type of butterfly and looks amazingly impressive when it flutters around. It was just around for 5-10 minutes in front of my house sucking nectare from the flowers nearby, during which I was able to capture this movement. It is the fourth largest butterfly in the Indian Sub-continent and also it is the state butterfly of Maharashtra.