Choice Morsels

Here in north Florida, this is major butterfly time. My Zinnias have constant visitors. Today I caught some picks of a Giant Swallowtail--which is difficult since they flutter constantly, so I get a tad of blur. Giant Swallowtail: These Swallowtails are a dark color with strong yellow spotting and are extremely showy, not to mention large. The dots are larger then those on a Black Swallowtail and more organized, being in a neat  line along the outer edges of the wings and in a band across the their shoulders. It's these two rows of bright spotting that give them their distinctive look. Giant Swallow Tail In Profile: In profile, the Giant's wings are mostly light yellow with only a thin decoration of dark lines. Their body is a plain yellow. No striping. As opposed to a Tiger Swallowtail, below: ... which has a yellow body with black stripes and thicker bands of dark color trimming the wing edges.  (They get the name "tiger" fr...