
Western Tiger Swallowtail — Image by kenne
To each of man’s ages
the Lord gives its own anxieties
— Paulo Coelho
Western Tiger Swallowtail — Image by kenne
— Paulo Coelho
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Mixed Art by kenne
If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied,
then forget it, now.
Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it.
Focus only on the moments
when you achieved what you desired,
and that strength will help you
to get what you want.
— Paulo Coelho
Two-tailed Swallowtail On Meyer Lemmon Tree — Image by kenne
I don’t know why
but I’m pleased
swallowtails seem
to love our patio
Meyer lemon tree
making it easy for
me to set nearby
photographing these
beautiful butterflies.
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail On Thistle On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Butterfly
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Image by kenne
— Alan W. Watts
Spread Your Wings (Two-tailed Swallowtail) — image by kenne
resting on a leaf
she spreads her beautiful wings
getting attention
— kenne
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— Mahatma Gandhi
The Two-tailed Swallowtail is Arizona’s State Butterfly — Image by kenne
“The adult butterfly (also commonly called two-tailed tiger swallowtail) has yellow
to orangish-yellow wings edged thickly with black. Each wing has 4 almost parallel stripes
(the innermost stripe is the longest, while the outermost two may simply be bars).
The hindmost part of each wing has a curved row of blue patches and below the blue
are several bars or spots of orange. Two tails extend from the rear of the hind wing,
with the innermost tail considerably shorter.”
Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Two-Tailed Swallowtail (May 2012) — Image by kenne
— kenne
Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly On A Mexican Bird of Paradise — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Image by kenne
Beauty and size make the two-tailed swallowtail butterfly (Papilio multicaudata) an impressive specimen with a nearly five-inch wingspan and a body that approaches two inches in length. So impressive that is was designated the Arizona state butterfly in 2001.
Near the top of the yellow wings are 4 markings of almost parallel black lines. The posterior portion of the wings holds blue dots surrounded by black markings that curve to form a “w” shape when the wings are open. Below these dots are more rectangular shaped orange bars emblazoned into the dark outline of the wing.
Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— from Burnt Norton by T.S. Eliot
A student holds a Two-tailed Swallowtail just after coming out of its cocoon.
Just outside the Sabino Canyon Visitors Center, A Junior Naturalist (7th grader) showed a Two-tailed Swallowtail with wings still curved, just having emerged from her cocoon. This image represents the last stage of a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly, which began with a very hungry caterpillar hatching from an egg. The caterpillar will spend this phase of its life stuffing itself with leaves, growing plumper and longer through a series of molts in which it sheds its skin. Then, one day the caterpillar stops eating, suspends itself upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon where the caterpillar digests itself, eventually emerging as a butterfly. Cool!!
— kenne
Images by kenne