I was checking out some of the vegetable garden beds in the front yard the other day when I spotted this in the grass....
I think this is a black swallowtail butterfly, which would make sense... I just saw its caterpillar feeding on the dill not two weeks ago.
Gosh, it was gorgeous.
And huge! It was nice to be able to examine it pretty closely for a few minutes before it took flight. The queen and monarch butterflies never let me get close.
So, the appearance of the black swallowtail means my efforts to diversify the butterfly visitors have so far been a success!
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