Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Wood Print

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The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black striped markings on its wings and body (some females are brown or black, mimicking the poisonous pipevine swallowtail). This relatively common butterfly has a wingspan of 3.5-6.5 inches (9-16.5 cm). Southern subspecies are larger than the northern ones. These butterflies are called swallowtails because they have long "tails" on their hindwings which look a bit like the long, pointed tails of swallows. Tiger Swallowtails drink sweet flower nectar, especially nectar from the pink flowers of the shrub abelia. The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly frequents woodlands (including temperate deciduous forests) and grasslands, but is also found in a variety of environments, including cities throughout the Eastern U.S. and Canada. This particular specimen was captured in rural Rogersville, Missouri.



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