I took this photo recently of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) resting on a frond of a bottle palm. These are common, but seem exotic when on a rare palm.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/9703152879/" title="Butterfly on bottle palm frond by drterdal, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/9703 ... 7ffa_c.jpg" width="734" height="800" alt="Butterfly on bottle palm frond"></a>
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nice photo.......I try to take photos of Butterflys too.....but they always seem to take off when I get close. 
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