09/06/2026
🦋🌼 POLLINATOR OF THE WEEK 🌼🦋
Meet the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)! 💛
With its bright yellow wings and bold black “tiger” stripes, this beautiful butterfly is one of Kentucky’s largest and most recognizable native butterflies.
🌿 A few fun facts:
🦋 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails can have a wingspan of around 3–5 inches!
🌸 Adults visit many different flowers for nectar, picking up and transferring pollen along the way.
🌳 Their caterpillars feed on several native trees, including tulip poplar, wild cherry, and magnolia.
💜 Not every Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is yellow! Some females have a beautiful dark form that can look almost completely black.
🌱 Supporting butterflies means more than planting flowers. Native trees and shrubs provide important food and habitat for their caterpillars, too!
Have you spotted an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail around your garden this year? 🦋🌼
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Sowing native habitat across the Commonwealth.