Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae) Anise Swallowtail Clodius Parnassian Eastern Black Swallowtail Giant Swallowtail Pale Swallowtail Spicebrush Swallowtail Western Tiger Swallowtail Zebra Swallowtail Types of Butterflies

The Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) gets its name from the caterpillar's larval food, plants in the pipevine family (Aristolochiaceae).

Native plants grow primarily in Southern Regions, making the Pipevine Swallowtail a southern butterfly with a presence on both the East and West Coasts.

The underside of the butterfly's wings are more distinctive than the top side of its wings.

The orange spots, shown in the bottom picture, make it an easily identifiable species.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels