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Butterflies are insects. Insects are Arthropod animals. They have exoskeletons, which means the skeleton is on the outside instead of the inside. Butterflies have to shed their skin to grow, which you can see when the caterpiller splits its skin, crawls out, then changes into a pupa.
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What are the enemies of the tiger swallowtail?
Skunks, red-winged black birds, green darners, and goldenrod spiders have been known to eat tiger swallowtail butterflies.
How big is the tiger swallowtail?
The Tiger swallowtail or Eastern (or western) Tiger Swallowtail can get anywhere from 4 inches to 5 1/2 inches in wingspan.
Which tiger swallowtail is a boy?
The boy Tiger Swallowtail has little to no blue at the bottom of its wings. The girl Tiger Swallowtail has a lot of blue near the bottom of its wings.
Do tiger swallowtail butterflies die?
Yes, tiger swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus) die.Specifically, a tiger swallowtail begins as yellow-green egg. It hatches into a caterpillar that is first brown and white and then lime green with yellow eyespots with black pupils and a yellow and black line around the neck. It makes a change into the resting or pupal stage. It transforms into a beautiful butterfly long enough to produce two to three distinct broods that will hatch into the next generation of tiger swallowtail butterflies.
What adaptation helps a tiger swallowtail butterfly?
The adaptations that help the tiger swallowtail butterfly are that the wings look a little like a tiger's face.
What is Virginia state insect?
Virginia's state insect is the tiger swallowtail butterfly.
Where does the tiger swallowtail live?
north america : )
Is the Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly found in Hawai'i?
It can be found in the garden of the brothel that LUVhistory2010 works at also in hawaii
What is the difference between black swallowtail caterpillars and swallowtail caterpillars?
Easy black swallowtail caterpillars are smaller caterpillars. SwallowTail caterpillars are bigger than black swallow tail caterpillars
What does Black Swallowtail mean in latin?
Papilio polyxenes is the Latin name of the Black Swallowtail, which is also called the American or parsnip swallowtail.
Is the tiger swallowtail Georgia's state butterfly?
yes
What is the scientific name for tigerswallow tail buttlerfly?
There are at least four different butterflies known as tiger swallowtail butterflies.Papilio appalachiensis-Appalachian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio canadensis-Canadian Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucus-Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio rutulus-Western Tiger Swallowtail
