Black Swallowtail Butterfly Pink Echinacea Flowers Card

A beautiful female black swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a pink echinacea flower. The inspiring quote says it all - "The purpose of life is to be happy" (Dalai Lama). Butterflies are symbols of happiness, travel or journeying, beauty and the arts, dancing and romance. The meaning of butterflies also includes with good fortune, community or society, entertainment and friendship. In some cultures they are considered to be wandering souls, not to be harmed. It's said that if a butterfly lands on you, and you are single and looking, the insect will fly in the direction of your true love. Send this close up butterfly photo card to nature lovers, butterfly lovers, kids or adults, someone who enjoys animals or insects, or as a happy blessing any time at all. This pretty butterfly is about at the top of her range, in southern Canada. A colourful lady, she has a pattern of pale yellow with blue inside the wings, with some orange on the lower wings. The extensions of her lower wings are the reason for her name of swallowtail. Her black and yellow spotted abdomen helps with heat transfer. She must keep her body at a certain temperature. You can see she's cooling off because she has her abdomen below her wings. If she's too cold, she raises her abdomen. Butterflies have taste buds on their feet so they can tell from the moment of landing if the flower has something sweet to offer. The card is blank inside so you can write your own message; the interior colour is pale pink. If you want, you can change it using the customize option. Happy butterfly blessings to you!