The milkweed plants and the field around my pond today had a lot of varieties of butterflies floating through, including Monarchs, Tiger Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, Red Admiral and Mourning Cloak. There were probably more species, but they weren’t as large or showy to spot as I was mowing lawn. This Black Swallowtail has a wingspan about 4 inches across so more noticeable than the little Spring Azure with a wingspan of about an inch which was flying ahead of the mower.
Black Swallowtail
