Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 Distinguished from other dark swallowtails by: |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Caldwell Co., NC 23 Aug 2016 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Watauga Co., NC 23 Aug 2016 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Alamance Co., NC 22 Apr 2024 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Quail Roost, Durham Co., NV 20 Aug 2017 mated pair |
Pipevines can look bluish or greenish above, depending upon wear and light conditions. | ||
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Mated Pair, photographed with natural light (same picture with flash is at the bottom of the page) |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Graham Co., NC 1 May 2005 Like many butterflies, Pipevine Swallowtails often "puddle", i.e. imbibe nutrients from mud or wet sand. |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Jackson Co., NC 13 July 2011 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Haywood Co., NC 19 May 2023 |
Puddle Party Buncombe Co., NC 26 June 2004 | |
Puddle Party -- note two Harvesters getting in on the action! Buncombe Co., NC 26 June 2004 | |
Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) is a common hostplant for the Pipevine Swallowtail, and the leaves pictured here were chewed up by Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars! Buncombe Co., NC8 July 2006 | |
Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars are very distinctive Buncombe Co., NC8 July 2006 | |
Pipevine caterpillars incorporate toxins from the host plant into their own tissues, making them toxic to predators. Buncombe Co., NC8 July 2006 | |
Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006same pair as the second photo on this page, but with flash. |
Several Pipevine Swallowtail chrysalids (pupa) were on the wall of a nearby building. Watauga Co., NC22 July 2006 | |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Watauga Co., NC 22 July 2006 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., AZ 26 July 2017 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Columbia Lakes, Brazoria Co., TX 26 Feb 2018 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Sam Houston WMA, Walker Co., TX 1 Apr 2018 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Naples Botanical Garden Butterfly House, Collier Co., FL 8 Mar 2017 |
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Naples Botanical Garden Butterfly House, Collier Co., FL 8 Mar 2017 |
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