#swallowtail — Public Fediverse posts

Three #photos today. Saw this pipevine #swallowtail flittering around the backyard and eventually it zeroed in on the #pipevine I planted earlier this spring just for this species (its host plant). Captured it alighting on it then depositing a clutch of #eggs.

#photography #butterfly #ButterflyPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #MacroPhotography #BackyardWildlife #nature #gardening

#TGIF
It didn't quite hit a record high today, but warm enough. Butterflies and bumblebees are busy.
Can you spot a tiny visitor on the white azalea's petal?
Have a good evening and a great weekend, everyone.

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #azalea #flowers #bloomscrolling #butterflies #swallowtail #skipper #spring

“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

1-Oct-2025
Project to ‘freeze’ decline of iconic #butterfly
New collaboration investigates if cryopreservation can help the British #Swallowtail

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100560

#science #conservation #cryopreservation #insects #lepidoptera

Swallowtail on the Butterfly Bush. #swallowtail #swallowtails #butterfly #butterflies #flutterby #moth #moths #skipper #yellow #summer #growingseason #butterflybush #plants #bushes #bush #nature #outdoors #mothernature

Spicebush Swallowtail at Santuit Pond Preserve, Mashpee MA 07/01/24 #spicebushswallowtail
#swallowtail #butterfly #butterflies #butterfliesofmastodon #ButterfliesAreFree #butterflyphotography #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #mashpee #santuitpondperserve #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #capecodphotography #capecodlife

A black #swallowtail
#butterfly on the #buddleia.

#photography #pollinatorgarden #MastoArt

Now we are in June its time to start celebrating summer. Starting with a Swallowtail butterfly

#swallowtail #norfolk #norfolkwildlife #butterflies #butterfly #ukwildlife #britishwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #NaturesWindow #naturephotography #NatureWatch #ukwildlifeimages #nikonwildlifephotography #bbcspringwatch

Short-tailed Swallowtails (Papilio brevicauda) are much rarer and more localized than Black Swallowtail. Coastal marshes, dunes and headlands where the host plant, Scotch Lovage, grows within 100 meters of the ocean. Very restricted distribution – its global range is restricted to areas surrounding the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We saw these in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

#Butterfly #Papilio #IlesdelaMadeleine #Quebec #Insects #Swallowtail