Insects and Spiders

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Pipevine Swallowtail

This is a new species for me. They flutter nonstop when nectaring. I chased it several minutes and only managed to get one shot that was not totally blurry or part of it out of the shot. What a big beautiful butterfly.
Pipevine Swallowtail Hodges#4157 (Battus philenor)
Texas Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa)

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