Category: Tiger Swallowtails spend the winter as chrysalises

  • First Tiger Swallowtail Of Spring

    April 2, 2025 Yesterday afternoon and the first Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio gloucus) of spring, checking Daffodils (Narcissus) for pollen. No adult Tiger Swallowtails live through the winter. These Swallowtails spend the winter as chrysalises and will emerge as adults beginning right about now. Looking forward to seeing many more as spring turns to summer.…