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The Tiger Swallowtail. — This magnificent creature Hies about 

 leisurely and is fond of strong odors whether they be fragrant or 

 otherwise. It is especially fond of to- 

 bacco smoke and will often be seen 

 following in the wake of a smoker. 

 The caterpillar has large eye-spots on 

 the thorax, and it has a pretty habit of 

 making a silken, spring mattress to rest j 

 upon when it is not eating ; it makes this ™ 

 by weaving the web of silk across the 

 leaf pulling the edges of the leaf slightly 

 together. Food plants, ash, birch and 

 poplar. 



The Black Swallowtail.— This graceful 

 insect is often found about our houses 

 visiting the flower gardens. It is one M I 



of the most important pollen carriers 



among the butterflies. The male is C aterpilla7 of the Tiger 



Swallow-tail resting on 

 its silken mattress. 



smaller than the 

 female, and has 

 two complete 

 rows of yellow 

 spots on both 

 wings. The cat- 

 erpillar is mostly 

 black and spiny 

 when young but 

 later it is adorned 

 with green and 

 black crosswise 

 stripes, the black 

 stripes enclosing 

 six yellow spots. 

 Food plants, 



This greatest North American butterfly has an expanse of caraway, pars- 

 five and one-half inches. It is black and marked with | ev ce l e rv and 

 yellow bands diagonally across the wings and near the 



outer border. 



wild carrot. 



