Tiger swallowtails are big, beautiful butterflies that are typically identified by their bold yellow-and-black stripes, hence their common name. However, many females emerge from the chrysalis, not yellow at all… See more

The spicebush swallowtail, like the tiger swallowtail, is a big, beautiful butterfly that rarely escapes notice as it glides by. The ground color is dark, and it very much resembles the dark-phase female tiger (above); yo… See more

The red-spotted purple is a beautiful butterfly with a dark brown, nearly black ground color, marked on the trailing edges of the hind wings with shimmering, iridescent blue. On the underside, it has a complex pa… See more

This truly beautiful insect is part of a large group of tropical swallowtails that often have iridescent blue or green on their wings. This widely distributed genus (Battus) includes some of the most striking swallowtail … See more