Today we will take a closer look at the Black Swallowtail. From the order Lepodoptera, this insect is a beautiful butterfly!
There larva are caterpillars so they look very different from their adult form. The caterpillar is yellow with black stripes and orange dots. They like to eat the leaves of carrots, celery, dill and weeds.
The adult butterfly are black with yellow and blue dots. The adults enjoy a diet of nectar from flowers like the honeysuckle where I found this specimen.
I will meet you again as we come together to learn about the praying mantis.
