Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (female)

This is video I captured of a butterfly that would not be still, not for a moment! This was the most hyper butterfly I’ve encountered.

According to information I found on…

https://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/papilio/philenor.htm butterflyidentification.org

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/pipevine-swallowtail.shtml

and

https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/attracting-butterflies/pipevine-swallowtail-butterfly-garden/

… this is a female Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly.

This is a predominantly black, large butterfly. The male has iridescent blue on it’s wings. Females are a solid black on top, with white spots along the lower edge of the wings. Both have a row of orange and white spots on their underwings, backed by blue.

Their wingspan is roughly up to about 5 inches wide. Their flight is very swift & erratic.

Blackish from above with deep blue hindwings and a row of light dots. Also dark with light markings underneath, featuring a row of large orange dots.

Pipevine swallowtails are found mainly in warmer climates. They inhabit large cleared spaces like fields, open meadows and gardened areas. Their range and distribution extend across the southern United States and continues towards southern Mexico.

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