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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Birdwings, Cattlehearts and Aristolochia Swallowtails (Troidini) » Battus » Pipevine Swallowtail - Hodges#4157 (Battus philenor)
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Green Swallowtail - Battus philenor - male
Copyright © 2010 alilo6

Green Swallowtail - Battus philenor - Male
Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, USA
August 18, 2010
Is this a Green Swallowtail? Taken on a high ridge in a domestic flower bed in a heavily wooded area.

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Contributed by alilo6 on 18 August, 2010 - 5:23pm
Last updated 20 August, 2010 - 2:11pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 August, 2010 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

Pipevine Swallowtail
This is a beautiful Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
… tjameswolf, 18 August, 2010 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Pipevine Swallowtail
Thanks. I noticed mine is much more shiny than other photos. Also, the row of spots on the upper wing is very faded than others. Why?
… alilo6, 18 August, 2010 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
The light spots vary
often they are faint on males. The blue is reflective and how it looks varies with the angle the light hits it (may look green or purple at some angles too). Your two photos show this beautifully. Also, your specimen is in very fresh condition, so it still has pristine unfaded colors and pattern.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 August, 2010 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
… Keith Roragen, 18 August, 2010 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

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