A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Eastern Black Swallowtail
Visiting Zinnia
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Aug. 8, 2024, 12:16 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 19, 2023, 12:07 p.m.
Visiting Swamp Milkweed
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 5, 2023, 1:20 p.m.
Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
On Golden Alexander
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 2, 2023, 6:01 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 2, 2023, 5:59 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 2, 2023, 6:03 p.m.
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 2, 2023, 6:04 p.m.
On the Golden Alexanders in the Rain Garden
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 2, 2023, 6:11 p.m.
Female Eastern Black Swallowtail
On Purple Coneflower
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 16, 2022, 3:55 p.m.
On Daisy Fleabane
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 7, 2022, 2:51 p.m.
Glowing under UV light
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 13, 2021, 9:42 p.m.
Late instar on parsley
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 13, 2021, 12:08 p.m.
Early instar
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: June 6, 2021, 7:46 p.m.
Eastern Black Swallowtail Female
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: May 11, 2021, 12:58 p.m.
Eastern Black Swallowtail Egg
Laid on Golden Alexander
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: May 24, 2021, 12:04 p.m.
On Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Sept. 16, 2020, 4:08 p.m.
On a parsley stem
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: Sept. 16, 2020, 4:13 p.m.
Wild Bergamot with Eastern Black Swallowtail
A Patch of Wild Bergamot in the Rain Garden Attracts a Female Eastern Black Swallowtail
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 13, 2020, 2:21 p.m.
Female Eastern Black Swallowtail on Purple Coneflower
Location: Backyard and Home Shot Date: July 13, 2020, 2:34 p.m.