Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes Papilio polyxenes

mthew

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2 responses to “Black Swallowtail”

  1. elwnyc

    When was this taken? I was (inadvertently) hosting one in my apartment which progressed from an egg to a caterpillar to a chrysalis, but hasn’t emerged. I had assumed that it might be an over-winter generation.

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    1. mthew

      This photo 9/14.

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