“Sandra” the tiger swallowtail butterfly

Geographic location: Kingsville, MO. USA
Artist: Jessa Huebing-Reitinger
Medium: Gauche on illustration board 11” x 14” 2005
Collection of: Sandra Asbury

A tiger swallowtail is a butterfly that inhabits much of the Midwestern and Eastern part of the United States. They have a wing span of 4 ½ inches”. Only the males are bright marbled yellow in color as the female is mostly black. The Tiger swallowtail caterpillar feeds on ash, poplar, and cherry tree leaves and this is also the host in which the butterfly will lay its eggs.