Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 23.607 W 075° 45.064
18T E 441210 N 5026933
This yellow butterfly, from the collection of renowned wildlife photographer, Michelle Valberg, is the subject of this artistic utility box located at the corner of Athlone Avenue and Richmond Road, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM11REE
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/09/2019
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This Canadian Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is having a feast, gorging on nectar in a plant rich environment and drinking mud water to satisfy its need for minerals. Here, it is surrounded by succulent pink and yellow flowers. In its flight from flower to flower, this butterfly disturbs the pollen and in doing so, does have the ability to pollinate flowers but is nowhere near as efficient as bees in performing this task.
"Adult wingspan is 53–90mm. Adults (butterflies) are yellow with thick black bands coming down from the top of the forewing and some black lines/veins across the hind wings. There are thick black bands along the edge of both the forewing and hind wing, with yellow spots along the forewing and yellow and orange spots on the jagged hind wing. There is a softer band of blue patches on the hind wing. Near the bottom of the hind wing is an extension that, when you look at both wings together, resemble the long, forked tails of some swallows."
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Name of Artist: Michelle Valberg
Title of the Art: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Year Decorated: 2019
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