🐛 A #swallowtail #butterfly #caterpillar rests on a fennel plant.

It is feeding voraciously, storing up energy for its next transformation. From egg to caterpillar, from chrysalis to adult butterfly, each stage is an extraordinary example of adaptation and renewal.

At #Cultiva, in addition to food, we also cultivate curiosity, respect, and admiration for the natural world. Behind every leaf and every living being, there is a story waiting to be discovered. (1/2)

#Agroecology

And we're back... #swallowtail #howhill today
@gemlog @claudiom @northernlights @bstuf @koenig I realized I forgot to share the #swallowtail #butterfly I photographed on a street corner some weeks back in #montgomeryvillage #maryland.
- 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐨́𝐧 (𝑃𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑜𝑛) en una flor de cardo. Reserva Natural de las Lagunas de Villafáfila (Zamora).

Cámara Panasonic Lumix G9M2
Objetivo Panasonic Leica ED 100‑400mm ƒ4.0‑6.3 II
Datos Exif: Modo manual, ISO 800, ƒ6.3, 1/2000s, 400mm

Científico: Papilio machaon
Castellano: Macaón, Cola de Golondrina, etc.
Catalá: Papallona Reina, també Macaó, Reina de la Ruda, i Salve Regina
Euskara: Makaon Tximeleta
Galego: Cola de Andoriña, Galo o Voiña
Português: Borboleta-Cauda-de-Andorinha ou Borboleta-Rabo-de-Andorinha
Italiano: Macaone
English: Swallowtail or Yellow Swallowtail
Français: Machaon ou Grand Porte-Queue
Deutsch: Schwalbenschwanz

#PapilioMachaon
#Macaon
#PapallonaReina
#MakaonTximeleta
#ColaDeAndoriña
#BorboletaCaudaDeAndorinha
#Macaone
#Swallowtail
#Machaon
#Schwalbenschwanz
#Butterply
#LagunasDeVillafafila

Three #photos today. Saw this pipevine #swallowtail flittering around the backyard and eventually it zeroed in on the #pipevine I planted earlier this spring just for this species (its host plant). Captured it alighting on it then depositing a clutch of #eggs.

#photography #butterfly #ButterflyPhotography #insects #InsectPhotography #MacroPhotography #BackyardWildlife #nature #gardening

second time of photographing the spring form of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilio xuthus), they overwinter as a chrysalis, so the spring form differs slightly in size (smaller) and coloration (brighter) from the summer generation, and I wonder how long we can see the spring form of this butterfly...(3 photos) #butterfly #swallowtail #nature
There are not nearly as many of these swallowtails as a couple of years ago. I know, their numbers fluctuate, but anyway, I'm always glad when I can have a couple of shots. Each landing on a flower gives about 2 or 3 seconds to focus and click and then the insect moves to the next. Which could be near or far.

#Floral #Butterfly #Bokeh #Swallowtail #Pollinators #Portugal

#TGIF
It didn't quite hit a record high today, but warm enough. Butterflies and bumblebees are busy.
Can you spot a tiny visitor on the white azalea's petal?
Have a good evening and a great weekend, everyone.

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #azalea #flowers #bloomscrolling #butterflies #swallowtail #skipper #spring