Pipevine swallowtail
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The butterflies are black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. The black or red caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species, making them poisonous as both larvae and adults, while the adults feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Papilionidae | |
| genus | Battus | |
| species | B. philenor |
