We've had lots and lots of butterflies
this summer. Right now it seems
that we have a lot of
swallowtails!
So - I thought I'd take a moment to
point out the difference between the
Spicebush Swallowtail above and
the Black Swallowtail, below.
These two are often confused and even
I have a hard time telling which is
which. But - look at the fore-wings!
The Spicebush Swallowtail
has one row of spots and the
Black Swallowtail has more!
There is a third variety that looks
a lot like these two.
The Tiger Swallowtail.
He looks like the Spicebush and has one
row of spots, but he will have
a red dot on each of his hind wings.
Other visitors this week were:
The Monarch!
Another Spicebush Swallowtail!
Giant Swallowtails!
Another Giant Swallowtail!
And another Black Swallowtail!
The girls and I love watching the butterflies
and humming birds and learning
what we can about them!
What good lessons you are sharing with those kids, Patty. They are blessed to have you in their lives- xo Diana
ReplyDelete