Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
A female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail lifts gracefully from one bloom and heads toward the next, wings suspended momentarily against a soft wash of garden color.
An early chapter in butterfly history
The first known drawing of a North American butterfly depicts an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and was created by John White in 1587 during Sir Walter Raleigh’s third expedition to Virginia; White titled the illustration “Mamankanois,” believed to be a Native American word for butterfly. (Source: Kiddle.co)
