Tiger swallowtails are large yellow butterflies with black stripes. It’s quite apparent where the “tiger” in the name comes from. Like a whole group of butterflies, ...

These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

Six species of swallowtail butterflies occur locally, and they combine yellow, black, orange, blue and red in several diverse patterns that invariably catch the eye.

How did this large black butterfly with distinctive yellow and blue markings flutter to the top of the butterfly heap, surpassing others like the monarch, tiger swallowtail and spangled fritillary?

These are one of our most common butterflies - adults are a gorgeous large black butterfly with two rows of yellow spots along the margins of the wings, and characteristic drooping “swallow ...

How did this large black butterfly with distinctive yellow and blue markings flutter to the top of the butterfly heap, surpassing others like the monarch, tiger swallowtail and spangled fritillary?

A fully formed black swallowtail broke out of the chrysalis in a process called eclosion.

The Eastern black swallowtail is one of several swallowtails you might encounter in Northeast Florida. Swallowtails are the largest butterfly in this region, about 4 inches wide.

Nikonus and Iso had smiled upon me once again and seeing that I was actually making an effort they sent this butterfly as a reward. It landed on a flower about 12 feet away, just beyond the minimum ...