An Eastern tiger swallowtail on a butterfly bush. The bush's flowers are dozens of deep purple flowers leaning into the photo from the right. The swallowtail is mostly yellow with black stripes stretching down from the tops of the wings and a black line across the bottom with small yellow spots at the edge. The background of the photo is blurred.

Eastern tiger swallowtail. #EasternTigerSwallowtail #PapilioGlaucus #Buttefly #Insect #Animal #ButterflyBush #BuddlejaDavidii #SummerLilac #Wildflower #Flower #Nature #Photography #BellevueStatePark #Bellevue #Iowa

A light brown moth with reddish-brown markings and wings that are see-through with reddish-brown borders. Hovering like a hummingbird, it is feeding on summer lilac, near the top of a long cluster of lavender flowers.

Hummingbird clearwing moth on summer lilac. #HummingbirdClearwingMoth #Moth #Lepidoptera #Insect #SummerLilac #Lilac #Flower #MortonArboretum #Glencoe #Illinois