Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Within the Butterfly community there are many species. You have found yourself among the Eastern Black Swallowtails here. Important pollinators and beautiful while doing it!

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Black Swallowtails

The swallowtail is bright green and black, They are fans of parsley, as seen in this picture.

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A few live moments

Better than Gucci

This video is so cool! I was able to capture this little guy making its silk belt. Lengthy, but worth it.

Flap to fly

All butterflies flap their wings in excess after first emerging. They do this to dry their wings so they can fly within a few hours. The first half is at normal speed, then it is slowed so you can see just how fast they go.

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