Oregon Swallowtail Post Earrings Wing Section:Dorsal Black Swallowtail Post Earrings --

Black Swallowtail Post Earrings -- Papilio polyxenes

An interesting eastern North America Viceroy Butterfly relative

this iconic butterfly flies in many habitat regions

we use the large Callicore Excelsior

we raise a large brood of these each season

Oregon Swallowtail Post Earrings Wing Section:Dorsal Black Swallowtail Post Earrings --Oregon Swallowtail Post Earrings Papilio machaon oregonius The official state insect of Oregon, this is a fairly common butterfly if you know where to look, but never numerous in the Columbia River Basin. This species thrives in desert habitats and basalt canyons along streams and rivers where its larval host plant thrives. There are several broods within the region, with the last overwintering as chrysalis in September October to eclose (hatch) as