Caterpillar Swallowtail, originally uploaded by volar. I found this in a group that i am in on FlickR. I wanted to share it with you all.Uploaded by volar on 11 Jun 08, 5.30PM EDT.Subscribe to my Posts...
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The Pipevine Swallowtail is a butterfly that other species mimic due to their distastefulness to predators. Predators avoid its look a likes as much so as itself; which include female Black Swallowtails, female Spicebush Swallowtails, and Red Spotted Purples. The mimics have even come to have similar flight behaviors.
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
The easiest way to identify a Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly is their dark forewings have no interior markings.
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus - also known as Tiger Swallowtail.Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis.After all the spider photos I've put up lately, I thought maybe it was time for a few butterfly pictures.According to Discover Life, both male and females of this species have the yellow form exhibited above (females also have a dark form), but its the females that have the many iridescent blue scales with orange spots (although some of the photos of males I have seen have a little bit of the blue). Anyway, I would say this is the female because of the large amount of blue scales combined with the orange spots.Found throughout the Central and Eastern United States, from the Atlantic Ocean to Colorado, and from Florida to Maine (also found in Canada and certain areas of Central Mexico).I don't have an ID on the flower, yet. If anyone knows, please drop me a line.Taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm (Macro) Lens on August 7, 2007 on the Green
One day while photographing the Red Admiral Butterflies in my garden this Black Swallowtail stopped for a short visit. I'd never seen a Papilio polyxenes in my garden before so I rushed to get the camera to photograph it. Unfortunately it didn't stay still long enough to get a sharp picture of it but I was at least able to document its visit to my garden.I love the dark coloring of this butterfly and I may get a second chance to photograph it because the third generations sometimes emerge in August or September. If there isn't a third generation I'll prepare my garden for next year by planting dill and some Queen Anne's Lace to attract it. Sometimes in the Chicago area you can see this butterfly in abandoned sunny lots with lots of weeds. This butterfly can be found from southern Canada all the way down to northern Mexico.Garden Blogger in Chicago
My drawing for this post is titled 'Short Tailed Swallowtail'. The board size is 3 1/2" x 2 1/2". For information and detailed pictures of this drawing, click on the image, and you will be taken to it's web page. You can also contact me with any comments or questions you might have.The WWAO Art Show 'A Woman's Work Is Never Done' is now open at the Progressive Energy Art Gallery in Port Richey, Florida. The show runs from now thru to the end of March. To view a slide show of the gallery, artwork and the show opening night go to the link below and click on 'Start SlideShow' (and sit back with a cup of tea or a glass of wine and enjoy!):Opening Night at 'A Woman's Work is Never Done'Visit 'Worldwide Women Artist who Blog' for a list of the greatest women artist bloggers from around the world!Technorati tags: art, artwork, artist, scratchboard, drawing, scratchboard art, DMD Scratchboard Gallery, Denise DesLauriers, miniature, swallowtail, butterfly, WWAO, Worldwide Women Art
