Swallowtail

On my first walk I saw my favorite butterfly. Of the ones that live around here that is. I do not often see her. I believe she is called the Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly. Black with the blue and the orange or yellow spots that look like eyes at the bottom of the wings.

This butterfly with the blue and the eyes reminds me of the Blessed Mother so she is the Mary butterfly to me so always love to see her. She is not common around here. I usually see her only a few times during the season, and not often like the white butterflies or the Monarchs.