Keeping with the butterfly theme of the last few days, I thought I would post this Black Female Swallowtail from my 2006 archive. If you are interested, more from my butterfly garden show the caterpillar, chrysalis and emerging swallowtail. http://www.pbase.com/cindyflood/swallowtails
In 2006, I wrote: "This is the second new Swallowtail Butterfly to emerge from my butterfly garden. I watched it emerge from the chrysalis all crinkled up. It spent quite a bit of time waiting for it's wings to harden. When it finally took flight, it never stopped until it was out of sight. "