Butterflies can have completely different design, patterns, and color on their inner side of their wings and outer side of their wings, making identification trickier at times. This is a pair of Black Swallowtails (Papilio polyxenes) most probably after mating. They were very much alive although at first I believed them to be dead. A good coincidence that one had their wings open and the other closed so easy to see both at one time. Copyright 2024 Pamela BreitbergBlack Swallowtails are found throughout the U.S. But they always seem a rare treat when I see them. I saw this pair on the Blue Ridge Parkway outside of Asheville. Read more here. Copyright 2024 Pamela Breitberg
