Papilionidae Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Pterourus glaucus Asteraceae Cirsium altissimum Tall Thistle Lake Blalock South Carolina

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Lake Blalock South Carolina

A Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Pterourus glaucus shares a Tall Thistle Cirsium altissimum with a variety of bees in the buffer zone of Lake Blalock in Upstate, South Carolina.


camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/11 – 1/1600 – iso 2000 | support: monopod