Back to the butterflies at the Sachs Butterfly house. They are much showier from the other side, but still quite gorgeous in this view.
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Back to the butterflies at the Sachs Butterfly house. They are much showier from the other side, but still quite gorgeous in this view.
A freshly-emerged individual brought out by the butterfly staff. Sachs Butterfly House in St Louis
Tithonias may not be native in the US, but they make for an irresistable lure for many of our butterflies. This was the first pipevine swallowtail I've seen in our yard, giving me an incentive to try planting their host flower next year.
Dipping back to the archive a bit, here are a pair of swallowtails found on an outing back in May. Washington State Park, MO
Up close and personal. Native Butterfly House at Springfield Botanical Garden
At the Springfield Botanical Garden Native Butterfly house, doing his thing on a pipevine leaf. We saw many pipevine cats there but no adults, a reversal from what we normally get in the field.
A Giant Swallowtail considers which milkweed flower to nectar on next. Roston Native Butterfly House at the Springfield Botanical Gardens. Focus stacked.
Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
UNITED STATES: Alabama, Bibb Co.
Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Nature Conservancy Preserve off Bibb Co. Rd. 65
30.Jun.2019
John C. Abbott JCA#3195
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4176 (Papilio glaucus)
UNITED STATES: Alabama, Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
15.Mar.2019
John C. Abbott JCA#3126
Zebra Swallowtail - Hodges#4184 (Eurytides marcellus)
United States: Alabama: Hale Co.
Payne Lake Recreation Area
Talladega National Forest
27-Jul-2018
J.C. Abbott #3079
Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
United States: Alabama: Covington Co.
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center
Dixon Center Rd.; Andalusia
12-Mar-2018
J.C. Abbott #3033
Zebra Swallowtail - Hodges#4184 (Eurytides marcellus)
United States: Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
31-Mar-2018
J.C. Abbott #3047
Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
United States: Alabama: Covington Co.
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center
Dixon Center Rd.; Andalusia
12-Mar-2018
J.C. Abbott #3033
Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
United States: Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
26-May-2017
J.C. Abbott
Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus) caterpillar
United States: Alabama: DeKalb Co.
Desoto State Park; SteinBeard Mountain
Fort Payne, 8 mi N
11-May-2017
J.C. Abbott #2944
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
TEXAS: Travis Co.
Jester Wild Drive; Austin
12-May-2012
J.C. Abbott & K.K. Abbott
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
LOUISIANA: Natchitoches Parish
Middle Branch Bog; Kisatchie Ranger District of Kisatchie National Forest
6-April-2012
J.C. Abbott #2574 & K.K. Abbott
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
LOUISIANA: Natchitoches Parish
Middle Branch Bog; Kisatchie Ranger District of Kisatchie National Forest
6-April-2012
J.C. Abbott #2574 & K.K. Abbott
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
TEXAS: Travis Co.
Jester Wild Drive; Austin
12-May-2012
J.C. Abbott & K.K. Abbott
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
United States: Alabama: Tuscaloosa Co.
Tulip Tree Springs off Echola Rd.; Elrod
5-Sep-2016
J.C. Abbott #2864