Black Swallowtail Butterfly is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on November 18th, 2013.
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
I found this lovely swallowtail butterfly in Winton Woods Park in Hamilton County Ohio.... more
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly
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Phyllis Taylor
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I found this lovely swallowtail butterfly in Winton Woods Park in Hamilton County Ohio.
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera.
The forked appearance of the swallowtails' hind wings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name swallowtail. This butterfly does not have his wings spread very much, however you can still see the swallowtails.
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