swallowtail butterfly
Forked-winged flier
A swallowtail butterfly is any of numerous large, colorful butterflies whose hindwings extend into distinctive tail-like projections resembling the forked tail of a swallow.
Found worldwide, they include some of the largest and most striking butterfly species: A tiger swallowtail landed on the butterfly bush.
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- wingsLimbs for flight
- spread wingsExtend limbs for flight
- flutterRapid light movement
- summer breezeGentle warm-weather wind
chrysalis · caterpillar · life cycle · nectar · garden · milkweed · antennae · metamorphosis · proboscis · migration · cocoon · larva · pollinator · butterfly garden · delicate · graceful · iridescent · yellow
- forked tailsscissortail, forked tail, thresher shark
- Norfolk Broadsbroad, broads, reed beds, waterways, mere
lepidoptera type
swallowtail butterflymoth
Night-flying lepidopteran
hawk moth · luna moth · clothes moth · gypsy moth · pantry moth
wing morphology
swallowtail butterflyskipper butterfly