Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeding on Red Dead-Nettle (Papilio glaucus and Lamium purpureum )

Описание: Filmed on March 22, 2017 in the Missouri Ozarks. The butterfly is native, but the Red Dead-Nettle ( Lamium purpureum) is not. Even if I could get rid of it, I wouldn't. It is an important food source for many spring insects, including bees. The plant shown in the 2nd-to-last clip is the similar-looking non-native Henbit Dead-Nettle (Lamium amplexicaule), also an important spring food source.
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
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