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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