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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensis
49.8167, -92.9833
Field Notes
Description:
The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is smaller than both the Eastern & Western Tiger Swallowtails. Broad black stripes on the upperside of the forewing. The hindwing has numerous orange patches. There is also a rare black female form.
Wingspan: 2 5/8 - 3 1/8 inches (6.7 - 8 cm)
Habitat:
Northern evergreen deciduous forests and forest edges. Adults eat nectar from various flowers.
Notes:
This is my favourite butterfly. I love the bold black stripes and bright yellow. It's wonderful to see them come out in the summer and be flying everywhere. I have noticed that they seem to love manure also, and this past June there were a large number of them flying around the manure pile out at the farm. I followed this particular one around for awhile before I managed to get a good photo. They were flying around a lot, not really landing on anything, until a group of them would congregate in a wet spot in the farmyard.
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