Butterfly-Female Black Swallowtail
by Judy Wolinsky
Title
Butterfly-Female Black Swallowtail
Artist
Judy Wolinsky
Medium
Photograph - Photography / Digital Art
Description
Butterfly-Female Black Swallowtail. Black Swallowtails are found throughout southern Canada, eastern and mid-western United States west to the Rocky Mountains, and southwest into Arizona and northern Mexico. When there wings are closed the male and female are identicial, with the female being slightly larger than the male. The Swallowtail pictured here is a female, exhibiting the two rows of pale yellow spots which are brighter on the male. You will find these lovely butterflies fluttering around in open areas. Their host plants consist of caraway, celery, fennel, parsley, and dill. Throughout the summer, I ususally find a few eggs or larva in my herb garden. I carefully inspect the plants before picking so as not to disturb the hatching and growth process.
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January 30th, 2022
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Comments (12)
Judy Wolinsky
CONGRATS!!! Your artwork has been selected for a Feature on the homepage of COMMENT FOR COMMENT GROUP! Please be sure to archive this featured artwork in the appropriate discussion thread.
Sharon W
Wow, super beautiful capture!! The contrast of colors is just exquisite! We saw our first black swallowtail yesterday, but it was still quite flighty.
Brian Tada
This is so amazing, Judy ~ absolutely stunning swallowtail portrait with magnificent colors, clarity, details, lighting and composition! F/L