Butterflies--Anise Swallowtail

Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)

Anise Swallowtail--zoom reveals a very furry body.

Anise Swallowtail

Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) on butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii)

There is a reason Buddleia davidii is known as butterfly bush.  These flowers of the butterfly bush charmed this anise swallowtail and held him spellbound while I photographed him.  There was another swallowtail butterfly on the bush as well as an unidentified butterfly.  They were a little more aware and fluttered away when I started photographing.