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Pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor Wing span: 2 3/4 to 5 inches |
| Caterpillar hosts plants:
leaves of pipevines, Aristolochia |
Adult food:
fruit, nectar of: azaleas, Rhododendron; bergamot, Monarda; dame's rocket, Hesperis; lilac, Syringa; lupines, Lupinus; petunias, Petunia; phlox, Phlox; teasel, Dipsacus; thistles, Cirsium; verbenas, Verbena; viper's bugloss, Echium |
| Habitat:
wide variety of open habitats, including: open woodlands, woodland edges |
Notes:
adults patrol for females, females lay eggs in batches on underside of leaves, hibernate as chrysalis, puddles |