Tiger Swallowtail, female, dark color form

Description:

Very large black and blue butterfly with broad stripes in faint off-black running from fore to hind wings.

Habitat:

You name it and they can go their. However, thermoregulation is important to darkly colored butterlies, so depending on the tempatrue, they will make sure they have ready access to shade. Often while feeding in the open they will "cycle" in and out of shaded flowers while feeding in order to keep cool.