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Pipevine Swallowtail Found in City Park with plenty of trees and wildflowers. A few people in iNaturalist identified this as a Pipevine Swallowtail. You can see here that the markings are muted, and the abdomen has a pink tint to it. I did not alter the colors on this, so I am wondering if it could be a female?<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103114/pipevine_swallowtail.html" title="Pipevine Swallowtail"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4330/103114_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=t2YkQTiZjFYOv8N4KTuM2Cdq0KU%3D" width="130" height="152" alt="Pipevine Swallowtail I took several photos of this creature and it rarely stopped flapping its wings. Unfortunately most of my photos are out of focus. I did post on iNaturalist and several people identified it as a Pipevine Swallowtail. It does has a purple-blue tone on the hind wings, with a muted blue yelllow and white dotted tone on the ventral wing. What didn&#039;t match the species is that the abdomen is somewhat pink compared to the black/blue shown on other photos of Pipevine. Probably it&#039;s a female. The wings overall are more of a brown than black as well.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103116/pipevine_swallowtail.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103121/pipevine_swallowtail.html Battus philenor,Fall,Geotagged,Pipevine Swallowtail,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103121/pipevine_swallowtail.html" title="Pipevine Swallowtail"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/4330/103121_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4FDJIMovHUFpHY4DWO38ebyjWy0%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Pipevine Swallowtail Adding one more photo although it&#039;s blurry. This shows the coloration of the body and wings more accurately.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103114/pipevine_swallowtail.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103116/pipevine_swallowtail.html Battus philenor,Fall,Geotagged,Pipevine Swallowtail,United States" /></a></figure> Battus philenor,Fall,Geotagged,Pipevine Swallowtail,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Pipevine Swallowtail

Found in City Park with plenty of trees and wildflowers. A few people in iNaturalist identified this as a Pipevine Swallowtail. You can see here that the markings are muted, and the abdomen has a pink tint to it. I did not alter the colors on this, so I am wondering if it could be a female?

Pipevine Swallowtail I took several photos of this creature and it rarely stopped flapping its wings. Unfortunately most of my photos are out of focus. I did post on iNaturalist and several people identified it as a Pipevine Swallowtail. It does has a purple-blue tone on the hind wings, with a muted blue yelllow and white dotted tone on the ventral wing. What didn't match the species is that the abdomen is somewhat pink compared to the black/blue shown on other photos of Pipevine. Probably it's a female. The wings overall are more of a brown than black as well.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103116/pipevine_swallowtail.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103121/pipevine_swallowtail.html Battus philenor,Fall,Geotagged,Pipevine Swallowtail,United States

Pipevine Swallowtail Adding one more photo although it's blurry. This shows the coloration of the body and wings more accurately.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103114/pipevine_swallowtail.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103116/pipevine_swallowtail.html Battus philenor,Fall,Geotagged,Pipevine Swallowtail,United States

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The Pipevine Swallowtail

The Pipevine Swallowtail or Blue Swallowtail is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The butterflies are black with iridescent blue hind wings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By DebRich

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Uploaded Oct 16, 2020. Captured Jan 28, 2012 15:49 in 1486 4th St, Floresville, TX 78114, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/7.1
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 270mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.