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Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail
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Photographer: Darlene LaMont
ID: 0000 0000 0710 0512 (2010-07-03)Copyright © 2010 Darlene LaMont
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jun 27, 2010
location
Hallberg Butterfly Gardens, Graton (Sonoma County, California, US)family
Papilionidae
order
Lepidoptera
class Insecta
habitat on Aristolochia californica, pipevine plants - the only food of this caterpillar (larva)notes A more specific name for this California form is Battus philenor hirsuta, Hairy Pipevine Swallowtail (or Hairy Blue Swallowtail). This larva is beginning to rear up and display its horns to fend off an enemy. It is possible that the caterpillar is also giving off an unpleasant smell.keywords: Pipevine Swallowtail Hairy Blue Black butterfly larva caterpillar
camera Sony HX1
contributor's ID # HY005407 medphoto category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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Pipevine Swallowtail (photographer)
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