Butterfly swallowtail

Photo about Butterfly, isolated on white background. Swallowtail. (Papilio machaon). Image of legend, close, gold - 3623060

Henry Domke Fine Art

This is the second year in a row I have grown dill and with the dill come the Black Swallowtail Larvae. This is one of their primary sources of food. I actually watch them grow by the minute with how much and fast they eat. When touched they emit a foul odor and orange antennae stick out of their heads. They do some damage but I leave them alone. They eventually morph into this butterfly. "What a wonder of nature" Feeding on my Ligularia in Connecticut

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are quick and strong fliers, gliding when able. Learn more by viewing photos and plants they need to lay eggs.

A large, strong-flying butterfly restricted to the Norfolk Broads, although migrants are occasionally seen elsewhere. Pale yellow wings with black veins and blue margins.This is one of our rarest and most spectacular butterflies. The British race britannicus is a specialist of wet fenland and is currently restricted to the Norfolk Broads. Here the adults can be seen flying powerfully over open fen vegetation, stopping to feed on flowers such as thistles and Ragged-Robin.