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Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor
Copyright © 2015 Michael Monfore

Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor
Laurel Falls Road (Smokey Mountains), Tennessee, USA
July 5, 2015
Size: 4 inches (wingspan)
Several of these blue butterflies were resting in the gravel along the road, at some significant elevation in the Smokey Mountains.

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Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor
Contributed by Michael Monfore on 21 July, 2015 - 7:42pm
Last updated 12 August, 2015 - 8:01am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… John S. Ascher, 12 August, 2015 - 8:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2015 - 11:20pm

Many butterflies like to lick
Many butterflies like to lick nutrients from the mud. It is called mud-puddling. Something like bare footin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud-puddling
… John E Flannery, 23 July, 2015 - 9:21pm

 
Mud-puddling
Very interesting. Thank you!
… Michael Monfore, 23 July, 2015 - 9:49pm

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
… Dave Rogers, 22 July, 2015 - 7:59am

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