The Black Swallowtail butterfly
The Black Swallowtail butterfly larvae are commonly known for the artistry found in the dill and parsley. Caterpillar stage. These caterpillars can be found on the Dill, Parsely, and related plants. . Caterpillars are almost always found near the little flowers of plants. They prefer to eat seeds or young flower. This is also where the eggs laid. We only found them at us this year due to Dill Parsley has not yet mature enough to flower. Chrysalis stage. Chrysalises mostly green with yellow backs, but some of them have turned brown. Both types have hached.
The Black Swallowtail butterfly P. polyxenes has a black body with yellow spots on each side. The wings are black, dorsal side, with two bands of yellow marks on lateral flow. In the lower wing, women have a distinctive blue color bands between two bands of yellow, with red dots near the tail, whereas men have less blue with red spots is more typical. On the ventral side, there are signs of orange-red and brilliant blue located laterally in the lower wing, and two rows of yellow marks on the upper wings are located laterally (Klots, 172, 1979).
The Black Swallowtail butterfly
Size: The Black Swallowtail 2.75 to 3.5 inch width (Klots, 172, 1979), and 3 to 3.5 inches in height.
Food: larvae feed on wild or cultivated celery, carrot, parsley, and dill (Klots, 173, 1979).
Geographic Range: The Black Swallowtail is found throughout North America, and north to southern Canada (Klots, 172, 1979).