Posts Tagged: Western tiger swallowtail
From Butterflies to Goldspotted Oak Borers
Thursday, May 2 is a good day to learn about butterflies. That's when butterfly expert Art...
Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Spotlighting Butterflies
If you want to learn about butterflies, "there's an app for that." And a free one, at that. UC...
Western tiger swallowtail is one of the butterflies listed in Melissa Whitaker's app. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tiger by the Tail? Not This Time!
Don't look now, but a garden spider almost grabbed a tiger by the tail. The tiger? That would be...
Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, nectars on a zinnia, unaware of the danger lurking below. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of garden spider tucked beneath the petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Tiger' in the Tithonia
Sometimes you can't get within 20 feet of a Western tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papillo...
Western tiger swallowtail nectaring Mexican sunflowers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Western tiger swallowtail atop a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tame That Tiger
Tame that tiger. Wilton beekeeper Brian Fishback, president of the Sacramento Area Beekeepers'...
Spreading Its Wing
Sip of Nectar
Touch Down!