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Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Pipevine Swallowtails are poisonous due to their host plant, pipevine, which contains certain phytochemicals that make them distasteful and harmful to vertebrate predators like birds.

Butterfly Size: 2 3/4 – 5 inches

Habitats: A wide variety of open habitats, open woodland, and woodland edges.

Plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

HOST PLANTS

  • pipevine

FOOD PLANTS

Solely nectar from flowers including:

  • thistles (Cirsium species)
  • bergamot
  • lilac
  • viper’s bugloss
  • common azaleas
  • phlox
  • teasel
  • azaleas
  • dame’s-rocket
  • lantana
  • petunias
  • verbenas
  • lupines
  • yellow star thistle
  • California buckeye
  • yerba santa
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Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership promotes and enhances the economic and environmental health of Mississippi’s Lower Delta.

We provide educational workshops and cultural programs; community and youth activities; encourage heritage, cultural, and nature tourism in our region; and act as an advocate for the South Delta.

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