#black swallowtail

[speakingofnature]

Memories of May

A frigid January encourages the revival of warm memories of May.

#Black Swallowtail #nature

[trooperette97]

The story of Fred

Fred is a black swallowtail butterfly, who I found as a caterpillar at my work.

I found him on June 29th.

He spent the next few days munching on parsley, a favourite of swallowtails.

Then on July 5th, he started the process of preparing to become a chrysalis!

By the next day, he'd shed his old skin and become a chrysalis!

The next week and a bit were uneventful (to me, for Fred, it was very busy!)

Then on July 17th, his chrysalis became clear! A sure sign he was almost ready!

And lo and behold, the very same day, Fred re-emerged into the world as a beautiful male black swallowtail!!!

He was released the following day, July 18th, as the sun had been set for about a half hour by the time I had got home from work and I didn’t think it’d be a good idea to release him in the dark.

Goodbye Fred!!! 👋 👋👋👋👋

#long post #photos #butterfly #black swallowtail #caterpillar #bug #insect #a friend #video #fred

[onenicebugperday]

@earthandsunandmoon submitted: I will never tire of seeing a swallowtail caterpillar's angry eyebrows!

Lol...agreed, it's very cute every time. Even though it's meant to repel predators, I guess they didn't account for humans.

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #butterfly #black swallowtail #caterpillar #larva #osmeterium #do i have a tag for that? #idk i do now

[textless]

#insect #caterpillar #black swallowtail #butterfly #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #arizona #summer #september #in the yard #black and yellow #green #macro #dill

[geopsych]

Echinacea attracts butterflies. From the top, a black swallowtail, tiger swallowtail, and silver spotted skipper.

#papilio polyxenes #papilio glaucus #epargyreus clarus #butterflies #swallowtails #black swallowtail #tiger swallowtail #silver spotted skipper #july #pennsylvania #summer #echinacea

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(black swallowtail caterpillar, Papilio polyxenes)

#Papilio polyxenes #Black Swallowtail #swallowtail #Papilio #insect #butterfly #Lepidoptera #caterpillar #Papilionidae #eeeeeeeee #bug of the day #BotD

[firstlawcedarprairie]

Spider lilies Red spider lilies and black swallowtail

#red spider lily #spider lily #flowers #flower #black swallowtail #butterfly #manjusaka #lycoris radiata #cluster amaryllis

[patriciastrike]

black swallowtail butterfly

#black swallowtail #butterfly #phlox #my garden #original photography

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Black Swallowtail

Taken By Dale Matthies

#dale matthies #photographer #black swallowtail #swallowtail #butterfly #insect #nature #canadian geographic

[vandaliatraveler]

Splendor in the dill.

When I woke up this morning, I was surprised to find the plump dill chomper above going to town in my herb garden. It's impossible for me to feel anything but joy when I find such a beautiful creature taking advantage of my human labor to improve its own life circumstances. You're welcome to all you can eat, child.

BTW, this is the fifth instar of the magnificent black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), which depends on plants in the carrot family as a food source. Parsley and dill are first stops on the black swallowtail buffet line. Next life stage for this youngin is pupation.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #lepidoptera #butterfly #black swallowtail #instar #wildlife at home

[speakingofnature]

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

May is the time to get a view of the pristine, newly-emerging Black Swallowtail butterflies.

#Black Swallowtail #nature

[trooperette97]

Here is Fred re-emerging into the world and expanding his wings!!! It took about 30 to 45 mins for his wings to be fully expanded, but he spent a few hours after just sitting there and fanning them to get them fully stiffened.

@onenicebugperday I hope its okay me tagging you in this (and another Fred post), figured you’d find it interesting!!!

#video #bug #buttterfly #black swallowtail #Fred #friend

[onenicebugperday]

Do you have any cool/fun facts about black swallowtails? Or butterflies in general?

Female black swallowtails are thought to mimic the dorsal markings of the pipevine swallowtail as a way to defend against birds! Pipevine swallowtails are toxic because of the plant they feed on, while black swallowtails are not. When a harmless species mimics a toxic or venomous one it's called Batesian mimicry :)

Here's a female black swallowtail to admire:

Photo by eylisia

#insects #bugs #butterfly #swallowtail #black swallowtail #the more you know #trooperette97

[textless]

Black swallowtail caterpillars revisited.  Cochise County, Arizona, September 2022.

#insect #caterpillar #black swallowtail #dill #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #summer #september #arizona #in the yard #garden #macro #osmeteria

[the-diary-of-vivienne]

#black swallowtail #zinnias #butterflies #flowers #summer #nature #photography #vivienne's photography

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

You know you are chonk when you eat so much that the stem you are standing on collapses. Good luck to these two black swallowtail cats who found a rogue bronze fennel in my raised bed and went to town on it! I wish you a speedy transition to pupation and adulthood!!

#eastern black swallowtail #black swallowtail #swallowtail #butterfly #caterpillar #chonk #Papilio polyxenes #Papilio #Papilionidae #Lepidoptera #insect #BotD #bug of the day