Black Swallowtail?
Hello yet again, I have a few photos I took today of what I believe is a black swallowtail butterfly on my exotic lilies. Am I correct this time?
Nina
Hi Nina,
Ths spot pattern on the underside of the hind wing indicates that this is a Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus.
hi
I was just in my yard in northeast ohio and saw something ive never seen before. It appeared to be an all black butterfly. The main abdomen,slightly may have been dark brown. It was flitting from flower to flower but never stopping its wings. Ive seen hummingbirds before and that wasnt it. Ive seen swallowtails with other colors in wings, but this was all black. We have black wasps but the wings on this were giant. It didnt fly like a wasp,hummingbird, or butterflies ive seen where they pause on a flower. This would land but quickly move. Thanks for the site