#giantswallowtail

*munch munch munch* 🍂🍂 #caterpillar #giantswallowtail #giantswallowtailcaterpillar #papilliocresphontes #larva #larvae

A busy giant swallowtail visited my phlox today! (The largest butterfly in USA and Canada.) I should have used video; he/she was very animated. Oh, and the phlox smell amazing! (at River Falls, Wisconsin)

Want a statement piece that’s both elegant and nature-inspired? This Giant Swallowtail poster features Papilio cresphontes in a vintage scientific illustration style, capturing its bold yellow and black wings. Perfect for butterfly enthusiasts, natural history lovers, and vintage art collectors.

Want a statement piece that’s both elegant and nature-inspired? This Giant Swallowtail poster features Papilio cresphontes in a vintage scientific illustration style, capturing its bold yellow and black wings. Perfect for butterfly enthusiasts, natural history lovers, and vintage art collectors.

I usually watch everything I care about like a hawk. That's what I do with our baby citrus trees. I nurture them, give them the best care I possibly can, and try to save them from their enemies. The other day I saw this "thing" on one of the leaves and I thought huh, that a big bird poop! 😂 And left it like that. I saw some dry branches and decided to trim those off. That's when I realized that not one but several of these bird poops are sitting right in the middle of the leaves! I immediately went to grab some gloves, duck tape and a shovel 😂 to get rid of these disgusting caterpillars! But then I stopped: caterpillars mean butterflies that are great pollinators. And I'm so glad I didn't proceed further with my murder plan because I found info about them on Wikipedia: The giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered to belong to a different species, Papilio rumiko. Though it is often valued in gardens for its striking appearance, its larval stage can be a serious pest to citrus farms, which has earned its caterpillars the names orange dog or orange puppy. The giant swallowtail caterpillars possess remarkable camouflage from predators by closely resembling bird droppings. They use this, along with their osmeteria, to defend against predators such as wasps, flies, and vertebrates. #giantswallowtailcaterpillar #giantswallowtail #giantswallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #caterpillar #caterpillarsareugly #natureisweird #natureisbeautiful (at Zolfo Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjp9riPtYiz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#giantswallowtail #butterfly #moth #vibrantcolors #antenna #brokenwing #butterflyfarm #encinitas #insect #macro #macrophotography #wings #photography #photographer #sandiegophotographer #naturephotography #outdoorsphotography #landscapephotography #photos #naturephotos #nature #mothernature #landscape #adventures #instaadventures #canon5dmarkiv #canonmacro100mm #oldno11brandphotography @butterflyfarms @oldno11brandphotography (at Butterfly Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChOsg4mOA9N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This beauty right here is a giant swallowtail! I was very fortunate to capture her feeding with my telephoto lens while checking out #bloomingbutterflies at @olbrichgardens 🦋💚 #giantswallowtail #butterfliesofinstagram (at Olbrich Botanical Gardens) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgvQ9sgt6sB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I really enjoy taking photos of my work, almost as much as making them! Do you find this or do you just prefer to create? All these frames are ready for the update tomorrow at 6pm! I’m super excited to release them all, don’t forget to check in tomorrow to see all the final domes too! #jennascuriocabinet #giantswallowtail #pinnedinsects #itwasdeadwhenwemet #darkinterior #darkinteriorstyle #deliciousdarkdecor #gallerywallinspo #butterfliesofindia #morphobutterfly #cabinetofcuriosities #ethicallyproduced (at Jenna's Curio Cabinet) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcnqhA3qrAd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=