Dark Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
This has been the summer of the dragonfly. We've had more of these elegant winged, combat fliers around our little pond than ever seen at one time. I've been wondering where all the large butterflies have been. We've seen lots of the tiny cabbage whites sprinkling the woods and gardens with their delicate pale creamy color, but very few of the big swallowtails that usually abound in our area and frequent our garden. This morning, this beautiful dark swallowtail with iridescent, upper blue wings alighted on our coneflowers ~ a very welcome visitor! She was a bit skittish, but stayed around long enough for me to get the photograph above to share.
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