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I love all butterflies ...
but the swallowtails are my
favorite type, by far.
Bring a Tiger into your home!
Louisiana tiger swallowtails in the road!
Which do you prefer?
M
oths and butterflies are very similar. You know the key differences, right?
Here are just a few:
- Moths are primarily nocturnal, while butterflies are active during the day.
- Moths generally have fuzzy, feathery antennae, while butterflies have smooth slender ones.
- Even the caterpillars give you a clue ~ most fuzzy caterpillars will become moths, while the smooth ones are usually butterfly larvae.
- A butterfly at rest will hold its wings together above its body, while a moth spreads them out to the sides.
Now you know a little more than you did before, maybe. So then, which is your favorite?
Pick one.
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Moths rule!
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More crazy Louisiana butterflies - April 2002
Wiki me.
Category: File - :Graphium caterpillar.jpg|thumb|Graphium caterpillar
Category: Image - :Osmeterium.JPG|thumb|Second or third instar Papilio glaucus caterpillar showing osmeterium
Category: Image - :Giant Swallowtail Butterfly.JPG|thumb|Papilio cresphontes - Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Category: Image - :Parnassius pheobus.jpg|thumb|Small Apollo Parnassius phoebus
Category: Image - :Swallowtail butterfly.JPG|thumb|right|A Swallowtail butterfly in Italy.
Category: Image - :Papilio xuthus 070707.jpg|thumb|Asian swallowtail
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies that form the family Papilionidae. There are at least 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of Australia (genus Ornithoptera). Reed, Robert D. and Sperling, Felix A. H. 2006. Papilionidae. The Swallowtail Butterflies. Version 7 July 2006. [http://tolweb.org/Papilionidae/12177/2006.07.07] in The Tree of Life Web Project, [http://tolweb.org/]
Swallowtails differ from all other butterflies in a number of anatomical traits. Most notably, their caterpillars possess a unique organ behind their heads, called the osmeterium. Normally hidden, this forked structure can be everted when the caterpillar is threatened, and emits smelly secretions containing terpenes. The adults are often tailed like the forked tail of some swallows, giving the insect its name.
Learn to spot 'em!
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 12/24/2009)
Find out the differences between common and rare butterflies and moths, and learn how to identify them. Great gift for anyone who enjoys being outdoors!
Identify that brilliant-winged thing!
Find out more!
- Pictorial guide to swallowtails
- Photos of swallowtails, with Latin names
- Swallowtail Butterfly
- swallowtails
- Tiger Swallowtail B'fly - EnchantedLearning.com
- The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black striped markings on its wings and body.
- Butterfly Gallery
- Butterfly Gallery
- Anise Swallowtail butterfly
- Page for Anise swallowtail
- Butterflies
- Backyardnature.net
- Swallowtail Facts
- Swallowtail Butterfly Facts
VOTE for your favorite swallowtail
Now you've had a chance to see some of the beautiful varieties of swallowtail butterfly ... which one the is most lovely of all?
Butterflies on your body!
Be nice!
Don't handle butterflies ... their wings are very fragile.
Look, but don't touch! If you're lucky and very still, they might land on you. :)
Butterflies are more beautiful in your garden on a flower than under glass.
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