Papilio helenus, a swallowtail butterfly, hovering by a flower to gather nectar.

---

Papilio helenus, a swallowtail butterfly, hovering by a flower to gather nectar. Captured at a very fast shutter speed to freeze rapid wing movement

---

Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Iriomote, Okinawa, Japan
Photo credit: © Anthony Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: air, black, butterfly, daytime, flower, flying, helenus, hover, insect, japan, macro, mid, nature, nectar, okinawa, orange, outdoors, papilio, pollinate, red, swallowtail