A tiger swallowtail might be the first butterfly you notice in some years, although other butterflies, such as mourning cloaks and spring azures, are usually around even earlier.

The eastern tiger swallowtail on the other hand is found as far west at I-35 in Texas. It’s considered the first butterfly in North America to be portrayed in art.

The swallowtail butterfly family contains up to 700 species in the world, most of them tropical. More than two dozen are found in North America with seven found regularly in Texas. Swallowtail ...

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is one of our most common butterflies and is found east of the Mississippi River and west into the Great Plains states. They are easy to spot due to their size.

They have a hidden distinctiveness too; they are our only swallowtail known to be poisonous to birds and mammals. And it’s all because of their childhood diet of pipevine leaves.

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The Eastern tiger swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) and the Canadian tiger swallowtail (Pterourus canadensis), are both large, striking, yellow and black butterflies.

They also found that the Appalachian tiger's genome has become significantly distinct from the genomes of its two parental species, even though the butterflies come into contact with each other in ...

The peak season for one of our largest and most beautiful butterflies, the tiger swallowtail, is approaching. To be even more specific, it is time for the emergence of the second brood of the easte… ...

As butterflies go, the Eastern tiger swallowtail is pretty scary. Their caterpillars look more like stubby snakes, complete with a fake green head, faux black and yellow eyes, and an orange ...

The eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) seems more plentiful this spring than ever before. At any given time, we have at least seven or so individuals gliding and flitting over ...

How can I support the swallowtail butterfly population? It's great to see the monarchs but I would like to have another variety in my yard. A. Swallowtail butterflies are beautiful insects easily ...