Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)

Notes:

Note the proboscis (tongue/straw) in the last two pictures. The proboscis helps the butterfly to drink up the sweet nectar which is food for the butterfly. In the process of drinking the nectar, the butterfly gets pollen on itself, and when the butterfly goes to another flower, the pollen stays behind and the flower is pollinated. Then it can make seeds to grow more flowers, etc. etc. etc...