Pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor

Wing span:  2 3/4 to 5 inches 

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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