Alpine Swallowtail Resin Earrings - Parnassius Wing Section:Half Butterfly competing with much larger swallowtail

competing with much larger swallowtail butterflies for territory along mountain streams

Spicebush Swallowtail Resin Earrings -- Papilio troilus

Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly -- Double Sided Pendant Necklace -- Morpho menelaus and Morpho adonis

In response to predators the hindwings will move in a symmetrical circular motion to scare away potential birds

Alpine Swallowtail Resin Earrings - Parnassius Wing Section:Half Butterfly competing with much larger swallowtailAlpine Swallowtail Resin Earrings Parnassius clodius or Parnassius smintheus A common white butterfly with red hind wing spots, and a frequent companion to hikers. It occupies mountain meadows and foothills where the caterpillar host plants are common. The larvae feed on plants in the bleeding heart family and stone crop. Although part the swallowtail family, the adult lacks tails. In flight it may look like a common white butterfly initially, but the