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Pipevine Swallowtail -  Laying Eggs - Battus philenor - female

Pipevine Swallowtail - Laying Eggs - Battus philenor - Female
Many, Toledo Bend Lake Area - Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 6, 2006
Laying eggs

Hostplant
The host plant is Virginia Snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. Compare the photo here, with caterpillars chewing it up:


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