“Many might think a butterfly living 3 weeks in captivity is ordinary — but for a deformed one surviving 23 days with daily feeding and movement records, it’s truly exceptional.”
#Swallowtail #Butterfly #RareCase #Observation #Science

Day 21 of life for a swallowtail butterfly with deformed wings.
After changing the honey water this morning, it fluttered for a while and drank for about 30 seconds.
Such long survival under care is extremely rare.
#butterfly #observation #rare #swallowtail #life

🦋 October 10, 06:11 a.m. (Japan).
The swallowtail butterfly is still alive — 17 days since emergence.
It rests with wings closed, faintly moving as if breathing.
Though most live only 5–10 days, this one endures quietly, beyond expectations.
A small life showing great resilience — fragile, yet determined.

#Swallowtail #Butterfly #Observation #Nature #Resilience #Life

Observation Log – October 8, 2025 (Day 15)
My swallowtail butterfly, which emerged with deformed wings, is still alive on its 15th day.
This morning, it closed its wings again as if waking up — a natural resting posture that indicates it still controls its wing muscles and body fluid pressure.
Despite weakened reactions to air movement, it shows awareness of its surroundings.
A remarkable case of long-term survival under care.
#Butterfly #ScienceObservation #Swallowtail #InsectCare

🦋 Observation Log — Oct 7, 2025, 14:15 (JST)
A swallowtail butterfly with malformed wings has now survived 14 days in captivity.
When I softly blew air toward it, the wing response was weak, yet it immediately began feeding on honey water.

Though physical strength seems reduced, its feeding reflex remains active — a quiet testament to life’s persistence even in frailty.
Nature continues to reveal resilience in the smallest hearts.
#Butterfly #Observation #LifeScience #Entomology #Swallowtail

📅 Oct 4, 07:25 JST
Confirmed survival of a swallowtail butterfly with deformed wings for 11 consecutive days after eclosion.
Normally, such butterflies live only 3–6 days, so this case represents an exceptionally rare survival record.

#Butterfly #Entomology #CitizenScience #RareObservation #Swallowtail

1-Oct-2025
Project to ‘freeze’ decline of iconic #butterfly
New collaboration investigates if cryopreservation can help the British #Swallowtail

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100560

#science #conservation #cryopreservation #insects #lepidoptera

I've seen almost as many Swallowtails as Monarchs in the garden this summer. #butterfly #butterflies #swallowtail #swallowtails #monarch #monarchs #nature #garden #gardening #gardener #pennsylvaniagarden #pennsylvaniagardens #fecund #growingseason #autumn #fall #summer

Eastern Tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) female, dark color form
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
#butterfly #lepidoptera #swallowtail #insects #nature #naturephotography
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Late Summer garden photo dump: Critter version #RVA #odonata #dragonfly #rabbit #Swallowtail #cricket

Autumnal Equinox: Swallowtail Festival
#Swallowtail #Desna #ChaldiraZuzaristan
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Swallowtail_Release
Holiday celebrated with storytelling, feasting, and the release of butterflies. Chaldrians trade buttons, coins, or other tokens of good luck with each …

Swallowtail on the Butterfly Bush. #swallowtail #swallowtails #butterfly #butterflies #flutterby #moth #moths #skipper #yellow #summer #growingseason #butterflybush #plants #bushes #bush #nature #outdoors #mothernature

A ragged faded farewell to summer... one last #Swallowtail at #HowHill today 1/9/25

September has begun and the weather was gorgeous, one step toward autumn. One swallowtail put on a show for us. I hope you'll enjoy its beauty.

#photography #FujiFilm #butterfly #swallowtail #autumn #summer #nature #lantana #flowers

Black #swallowtail on a #zinnia in the front garden.

#photography #butterfly #butterflyphotography #nature #garden #flowers #bloomscrolling #insect #insectphotography