Pieter did find this huge butterfly 'part' and it seemed it has had an 'out of body experienc'... Probably something quite nasty has happened and it might have been eaten by something?! Does anyone have an idea about this? Would love to know. By the way, this is a Giant Swallowtail -Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777 Butterfly, one of the two largest butterflies in the USA. It's span measured 14 cm or 5½".
Underside...
What could have happened to this beautiful butterfly...?
Once it also looked like this...
Related link:
Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Butterflies and Moths of North America
oh wow... das war wirklich ein wunderschöner schmetterling! keine ahnung, was mit ihm passiert ist, aber er muss toll ausgesehen haben!
ReplyDeletelg nora
Non ho mai visto una farfalla così!Baci,Rosetta
ReplyDeleteHow sad. At least it didn't end its days as lunch. It would be glorious to see one in flight.
ReplyDeleteAnna
't Was wel een reus (bij leven en welzijn ....). Groetjes, Inge
ReplyDeleteHi Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI don't now eithe, what happened with that wonderful butterfly. But is possible that it died a natural dead and is then eaten by animals?
Best greetings, Johanna
It was a wonderful butterfly! It's a shame that it happened on this end:(
ReplyDeletewow! i wonder if a bird snatched up the juicy part!
ReplyDeleteDat zou wel eens een kat geweest kunnen zijn......mijn katten springen ook achtevlinders aan en proberen er in te happen !!!
ReplyDeleteMooie vlinder !!!
Groetjes Bianca
Que bonita!! Pues he estado mirando y tiene bastantes enemigos como arañas, mantis, moscas, abejorros, aves, murcielagos, lagartijas o ranas.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
Veronica.
Oh wat n prachtige vlinder is het geweest! Altijd jammer!
ReplyDeleteFijne dag!
Nicole
Wat een bijzonder mooie vlinder, Mariette. Ben je nog steeds aan onze kant van de oceaan? Veel plezier hier, ik zou graag wat meer zon voor je willen toveren, maar ja, dat kan ik helaas niet.
ReplyDeleteLiefs xx
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteein wundervoller Schetterling. Ich habe so große in freier "Wildbahn" überhaupt noch nicht gesehen.
Danke für die Fotos.
Liebe Abendgrüße schickt Dir
Irmi
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeletePoor things it almost hitt by a rains storm?
But still look very strong?
My hey fever is better today because
of cool weather and only 7C to 14C today.
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteOh, how sad looking these poor MARVELOUS butterflies. It cannot be helped what Nature does.
Hugs xoxo, Orchid
Poor butterfly!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine