This early in the season, not many flowers are in bloom, so this Zebra Swallowtail butterfly (Eurytides marcellus) was content on Monday to feed on the tiny Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) wildflowers on the forest floor.
I had to get really low to capture this image and was delighted by the way that it shows the colors of this beautiful butterfly that was in pristine condition. Later in the season, many of the Zebra Swallowtails that I see have portions of their really long “tails” missing.
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