DSC07072 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Melanistic Phase
Across the southern United States, a certain percentage of eastern tiger swallowtail females will be black, rather than yellow. It is thought that they have a survival advantage over their yellow sisters and brothers, for they resemble the pipevine swallowtail, which predators learn to avoid because it is toxic, or at least repulsive to them.
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