pipevine swallowtail

English

Etymology

The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; see pipevine.

Noun

pipevine swallowtail (plural pipevine swallowtails)

  1. Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.
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