Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
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- Butterfly: Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor)
- Description: Hind Wings: iridescent blue (male), pale arrow-head markings, one row of 7 orange circles. Fore Wings: dull black-brown. Caterpillar: red-brown.
- Nectar Sources: Bergamot, Lilac, Viper’s Bugloss, Azaleas, Phlox, Teasel, Dame’s Rocket (Dame’s Rocket, Damask Violet, Dame’s Violet, Dames-wort, Dame’s Gilliflower, Night Scented Gilliflower, Queen’s Gilliflower, Rogue’s Gilliflower, Summer Lilac, Sweet Rocket, Mother-of-the-evening, Winter Gilliflower), Lantana, Petunia, Verbena, Lupine, Yellow Star Thistle, Buckeye Tree, Butterfly Bush (Butterfly Weed)
- Host Plants: Pipevines
Pipevine Swallowtail Photo Gallery
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Bergamot
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Lilac
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Viper’s Bugloss
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Azalea
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Phlox
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Teasel
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Dame’s Rocket
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Lantana
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Petunia
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Verbena
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Lupine
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Yellow Star Thistle
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Buckeye Tree
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Nectar Source: Butterfly Bush
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar Host Plant: Pipevine
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Chrysalis