pipevine swallowtail |
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Battus philenor |
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| Status | Rare stray |
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| Flight/Season | Two broods: late May to June, and July through August. |
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| Habitat | Open woodland, woodland edges. |
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| Larval Food | Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia). |
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| Adult Food | Flower nectar, including thistle (Cirsium), beebalm (Monarda), lilac (Syringa), viper’s bugloss (Echium), azalea (Rhododendron), phlox (Phlox), teasel (Dipsacus), dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis), lantana (Lantana), petunia (Petunia), verbena (Verbena), lupine (Lupinus), yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), yerba santa (Eriodictyon), brodiaea (Brodiaea), and gilia (Gilia). |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) |
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Suborder: |
Glossata |
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Infraorder: |
Neolepidoptera |
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Parvorder: |
Heteroneura |
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Ditrysia |
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Obtectomera |
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Superfamily: |
Papilionoidea (butterflies) |
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Family: |
Papilionidae (swallowtails) |
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Subfamily: |
Papilioninae (swallowtails) |
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Tribe: |
Troidini |
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Subtribe: |
Battina |
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| Common Names |
pipevine swallowtail |
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