#giant swallowtail

[heatherluvsart]

I'm not saying I had a celebrity in my garden......but i.had a celebi in my garden

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[cool-bug-posts]

Giant swallowtail caterpillar living on my lime tree!!

[lonely-dog-song]

THE BIRDSHIT CATERPILLAR GOT REALLY BIG

wow............. I wonder who could have done this...................

[rabbitcruiser]

Learn About Butterflies Day

In keeping with the spirit of Learn About Butterflies Day, celebrate by learning a little more about the wide range of butterflies. With over 20,000 types of butterflies worldwide today is the perfect day to learn about butterflies. Their wing spans can range from ½ inch to 11 inches. Did you know that in their adult stage butterflies can live from a week up to a year, depending on the species? Many butterflies migrate over long distances the most famous migrations are those of the Monarch butterfly from Mexico to the northern USA and southern Canada, a distance of about 2500 to 3000 miles. That’s a lot of air miles!

If you need some inspiration about how to celebrate, here are five ideas for you to try:

1. Start a butterfly garden.

One of the best ways to attract butterflies to your yard is to plant nectar-producing flowers that have red, yellow, orange, pink, or purple blossoms. Plant them in a sunny spot in a group so they grow in clusters.

2. Make a butterfly snack.

Fresh fruit is the perfect springtime snack, so use your imagination to whip up a fruity butterfly treat. You can also put a bit of fruit out in your garden for the butterflies to enjoy.

3. Learn something you didn’t know about butterflies.

Did you know that a butterfly can’t fly if its body temperature falls below 86°F? Or that they drink the tears of turtles? And they use their feet to taste?

4. Get crafty.

Grab some card, pipe cleaners and clothes peg and some pom-poms and here’s how you create your own butterfly:

Decorate some card with markers and then spray it with water to create its wings.

Once it dries, wrap a pipe cleaner around the middle of the card.

Glue pom-poms onto the clothespin and clip the clothespin to the cards.

Bend the pipe cleaner to make the antennae.

5. Visit your local zoo.

If in doubt learn from the experts. Heading to your local zoo and talking to the keepers that look after these amazing creatures from caterpillar to larvae and then to butterfly. They will be able to show you just how amazing these creatures are.

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Observed annually, March 14th is National Learn About Butterflies Day.  Spring and summer are just right around the corner, so it is a good time to take a few minutes and learn something new about butterflies and appreciate their beauty.

Butterflies need our help to survive as they rely on flowers and other natural sources for survival.  We can help them by planting more flowers.

There are more than 20,000 types of butterflies worldwide

Their wing spans can range from ½ inch to 11 inches.

Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year, depending on the species.

Many butterflies migrate over long distances.  Particularly famous migrations are those of the Monarch butterfly from Mexico to the northern USA and southern Canada, a distance of about 2500 to 3000 miles.

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[patriciastrike]

giant swallowtail butterfly (missing his swallow tail)

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A Giant Swallowtail on a Lantana, Memphis Botanic Garden, Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Scientific name: Papilio cresphontes

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Papilionidae

Genus: Papilio

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Lepidoptera

Phylum: Arthropoda

The giant swallowtail is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America.

[roadtrippinlilly]

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly...

Source Me laf@ilyF ❤️

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[candycryptids]

Sing of joy ~ Another Tiger Swallowtail butterfly spotted flitting around a flower bush! But near my home ! I feel like I’ve seen so few butterflies in years past so this is lovely

Edit: This is actually a GIANT Swallowtail! Shoulda known, it’s Texas, everything’s big here!

[cantripconundrum]

Throwback to when I worked at the zoo in the butterfly garden

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Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail)

My portrait work with North America's largest butterfly, the Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes). This particular subject had recently emerged from the chrysalis. These images were shot with the butterfly hanging upside down, and as you can see in the first shot it was still in the process of pumping its wings after metamorphosis. This is a truly beautiful and spectacular species of butterfly, extremely large, with the females wingspan reaching up to 6.9in (18cm).

These shots were taken with a 105mm Sigma macro lens on a half set of extension tubes, flash, and diffuser. Both are simple, manual focus stacks of three exposures to ensure that the DOF covered the head, eyes, and mouthparts.

[rabbitcruiser]

Alabama seceded from the United States on January 11, 1861.

[indigrassy]

A butterfly in the bush is worth two in the hand

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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly, Texas, USA

by Norman Rowsey

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