Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant It and They Will Come #7 Eggs and Cats Oh My, 2 by CatMint20906

CatMint20906 wrote:
They are pretty butterflies but are surprisingly aggressive, especially for their small size. Eg, if they feel another butterfly is encroaching on their chosen flower, they can really go after it. Once I came outside to find a big black swallowtail being chased out of the yard by the little Pearl Crescent. It was both amusing and regrettable, since I have not seen many BSTs in my garden this year... :-/

I've seen a couple dark form tiger swallowtails in my yard recently. Managed to get a few photos of one the other evening.