Common Name: Swallowtail Butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio multicaudata
Location: Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, New Jersey
Photographer: J & K Hollingsworth

SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY AND BEE ON THISTLE. This photograph helps to show the importance of maintaining biodiversity. Plants are a food source for many insects. Insects in turn help to pollinate plants. It is a mutually dependent relationship. Should one of the species decline, it can often mean both species decline.

This photograph is from a collection of images from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's image library. The subjects include fish, wildlife, plants, work of the Service, scenic areas, and habitats. All images are for public use.