OK, I guess you are tired of looking at butterflies, last one. This one also mimics the Pipevine Swallowtail. Almost as hard to get a good picture of as the Pipevine Swallowtail. Fast moving, active, butterfly. 031 was resting in…
Very colorful butterfly, the metallic blue really stands out when the sun hits it just right. Hard to get a good picture as its wings are always moving. It doesn’t stay in one place long.
Some of the female Tiger Swallowtails are black and mimic the Pipevine Swallowtail, which retains some of the poisonous properties of its host plant, Aristolochia(pipevine) and is most unplatable to its bird and lizard enemies. This helps to protect them.
As Daffnet is rather slow right now, I went out and took a few more native butterfly pictures, For your enjoyment. All of these are at my home in Southaven, Mississippi. A little south of Memphis, Tennessee. Most of these…
