Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Paper Coaster

The Beautiful Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. The largest Butterfly in North America and Canada. Their host plant are citrus. This one was planted on my lime tree. Round brown eggs. As a caterpillar, they are brown and fuzzy, then have a funny shaped large head. As a Butterfly, they have large wide black wings, with yellow stripes all around. Females have spots of blue on their hind wings. 6 legs, a curled black antenna. I love breeding them, watching them eat and grow, then fly off quickly. Which they are ready to do within minutes of opening from their fun shaped tree bark like cocoon. Enjoy the beauty of the Giant Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly on Coasters in my store! Copyright Photography by Deborah Carr