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title: "Pipevine Swallowtail"
description: "Battus philenor — Insecten en spinnen. Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pipevine-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Pipevine Swallowtail

> Battus philenor — Insecten en spinnen. Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America.

- Scientific name: *Battus philenor*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 97964
- Wikidata: [Q1758032](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758032)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49972](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49972)

## Names

- en: Pipevine Swallowtail
- es: Cola de golondrina azul
- fr: Papillon de l'aristoloche

## Countries with the most observations

US (90239), MX (5415), CA (355)

## Summary

Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. Caterpillars are often black or red, and feed on compatible plants of the genus Aristolochia. They are known for sequestering acids from the plants they feed on in order to defend themselves from predators by being poisonous when consumed. The adults feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers. Some species of Aristolochia are toxic to the larvae…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battus_philenor

## Photo

![Pipevine Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pipevine-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Debra Miyamoto · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138876005

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pipevine-swallowtail?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).