Wing span: 2 3/4 - 5 inches (7-13 cm)
The eggs of a pipevine swallowtail are red-orange and circular. As larvae (caterpillars), pipevine swallowtails are black, with red projections and spots running down their backs. The color of the larvae and pupae of this species is affected by temperature, animals experiencing warmer temperatures shade from black to red. The chrysalis of this has its own shape distinct from other butterflies. The posterior end is segmented and has an inward curve; the ventral thorax of the chrysalis is raised, and the head has a pair of horns at the anterior dorsal portion.
The fore-wing of adults is coal-black above and gray below. The dorsal hind-wing is where the males and females are noticeably different. Males have smaller cream or pale spots than females, and the spots run along the fringe of the wings. Males are also a brighter metallic blue than their female counterparts, in the dorsal hind wing region. The bottom half of the ventral hind wing of males and females is metallic blue; a single row of seven orange spots and small pale, cream dots are found at the edge of the wing within the metallic blue section.
Range wingspan: 7 to 13 cm.
Other Physical Features: ectothermic ; heterothermic ; bilateral symmetry
Sexual Dimorphism: sexes colored or patterned differently
B. philenor is found mostly in warm climates through out North America. The species favors open woodlands, meadows, and anywhere else an abundance of pipevine grow, including backyard gardens and nurseries. (Opler et al. 1995; Pyle 1981; Scott 1986; Comstock 1927; Lucien 1972; Allen 1991).
Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; chaparral ; forest ; rainforest ; scrub forest ; mountains
Battus philenor is found in the southern half of the United States (occasionally further north), and ranges south to southern Mexico (Opler et al. 1995; Pyle 1981; Scott 1986; Comstock 1927; Lucien 1972; Allen 1991).
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )
As larvae, pipevine swallowtails feed only on plants in the genus Aristolochia (known as pipevines). As a butterfly, B. philenor feeds soley on nectar from flowers, including thistles (Cirsium), bergamot, lilac, viper's bugloss, common azaleas, phlox, teasel, dame's rocket, lantana, petunias, verbenas, lupines, yellow start thistle, California buckeye, yerba santa, brodiaceas, and gilias (Opler et al. 1995; Pyle 1981; Scott 1986; Comstock 1927; Lucien 1972; Allen 1991).
Pipevine swallowtails are, for now, secure globally. In Michigan, where they reach the northern limit of their range, they are listed as a species of special concern.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
State of Michigan List: special concern
Pipevine swallowtails can quickly learn to associate certain flower colors with nectar supplies. They may be as intelligent as honeybees in this regard (Milius 1998).
Pipevine swallowtail males spend most of their time looking to breed with females. Once a male has located a female, he will quickly land and attemp to mate. Females lay clusters of eggs on or under leaves of pipevines and mostly exposed in the sun. Larva (caterpillars) hatch from the eggs and begin feeding on the host plant. Once they have eaten enough, and matured enough, the larva will metamorphose into a pupa, or chrysalis. It spends the winter as a chrysalis (or in warm regions, just a few weeks), and emerges as an adult in the spring. (Opler et al. 1995; Pyle 1981; Scott 1986; Comstock 1927; Lucien 1972; Allen 1991)
Battus philenor ist ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae) und der Unterfamilie der Schwalbenschwänze (Papilioninae).
Die Falter erreichen eine Flügelspannweite von 70 bis 130 Millimetern.[1] Die Vorderflügel sind breit und spitz zulaufend. Sie haben auf der Oberseite eine stumpfe schwarze oder dunkelbraune Grundfarbe und besitzen kleine gelbliche oder weißliche Flecke am Außenrand. Die Hinterflügel sind mit leichten Kerbungen und kurzen spitzen Schwanzfortsätzen versehen. Männchen schillern bläulich und zeigen cremefarbene Punkte. Die Weibchen sind unauffälliger gefärbt.[2] Ihnen fehlt das blaue Schillern der Männchen auf der Oberseite gänzlich. Die Unterseite der Vorderflügel ist grau, diejenige der Hinterflügel ist im äußeren Bereich auffällig blau gefärbt und mit sieben in einer Reihe verlaufenden, orangeroten Flecken, die schwarz umrandet sind versehen. Entlang des schwarzen Körpers heben sich einige helle Flecke ab.
Die Eier sind rötlich-braun oder orange und kugelrund. Sie werden vom Weibchen in Haufen von bis zu 20 Stück auf die Unterseite von Blättern der Futterpflanze, die sich an sehr sonnigen Stellen befinden abgelegt.[2]
Die Raupen sind meist rotbraun oder violettbraun bis schwarzbraun gefärbt und mit zwei Reihen roter Flecke auf dem Rücken versehen. Über den gesamten Körper sind kurze, dunkle, faden- oder warzenähnliche Höcker verteilt. Diese sind rechts und links des Kopfes tentakelartig verlängert. Die Farbausbildung der Raupe sowie der Puppe ist temperaturabhängig, je wärmer es in der Entwicklungszeit ist, desto mehr färben sich Raupen und Puppen vom Schwärzlichen oder Bräunlichen ins Rötliche.[3]
Die Puppe ist an einer stark gekrümmten Form, einem sehr breiten Mittelteil, einem spitzen Höcker hinter dem Kopf sowie an zwei kleinen Hörnern am Kopf zu erkennen.[2]
Raupe
Gürtelpuppe
Die Falter von Battus philenor fliegen in mehreren Generationen vom Frühjahr bis zum Herbst.[2] Sie besuchen zur Nektaraufnahme die Blüten verschiedener Pflanzen, z. B. Kratzdisteln, Bergamotte, Flieder, Natternkopf, Azaleen, Flammenblume, Karden, Gewöhnliche Nachtviole, Wandelröschen, Petunien, Verbenen, Lupinen, Kleb-Kratzdistel, Rosskastanien und Eriodictyon.[3] Die Art ist ähnlich wie die Honigbienen in der Lage, bestimmte Blüten an ihrer Farbe und ihrem Reichtum an Nektar zu erkennen. Die Falter sitzen zuweilen am Boden und nehmen Flüssigkeit und Mineralstoffe an feuchten Erdstellen auf. Junge Raupen leben gesellig, bilden aber keine versponnenen Nester, ältere leben einzeln.[2] Aufgrund der Hauptnahrungspflanzen der Raupen, die zu den giftigen Osterluzeigewächsen (Aristolochiaceae) zählen, sind auch Raupen für Fressfeinde giftig. Puppen und Falter sind ebenso giftig und werden deshalb von Fressfeinden gemieden. Diese Tatsache wird von anderen, ähnlichen Arten, z. B. von Papilio glaucus, Papilio troilus, Papilio polyxenes, Papilio joanae, Limenitis arthemis astyanax und Speyeria diana in Form einer Mimikry genutzt.[2] Gelegentlich ernähren sich die Raupen auch von den Blättern und Früchten von Windengewächsen (Convolvulaceae) oder Knöterichgewächsen (Polygonaceae).[2] Die Puppen der letzten Generation überwintern.
Die Art kommt vorzugsweise in den südlichen Bundesstaaten der USA vor, wandert aber über fast ganz Nordamerika, vom Süden Kanadas bis nach Mittelamerika. Guatemala bildet hierbei die südlichste Verbreitungsgrenze der Art.[4] Je südlicher das Verbreitungsgebiet und je wärmer das Klima, desto häufiger ist sie anzutreffen.
Battus philenor besiedelt bevorzugt offene Waldlandschaften, ist aber auch auf Wiesen, an Flussufern, an Wegesrändern sowie in Parkanlagen und anderen Kulturlandschaften beheimatet. Im Osten des Verbreitungsgebietes besiedelt die Art Bergwälder, im Westen Wüsten.
Die Art wird als nicht gefährdet eingestuft. In ihrem nördlichsten Verbreitungsgebiet an der US-kanadischen Grenze im US-Bundesstaat Michigan gilt sie als schützenswert.[3]
Neben der Nominatform Battus philenor philenor (Linné, 1771) werden folgende Unterarten unterschieden:[5]
Battus philenor ist ein Schmetterling aus der Familie der Ritterfalter (Papilionidae) und der Unterfamilie der Schwalbenschwänze (Papilioninae).
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail,[2][3] 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.[4] 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, typically tropical varieties.[5] While enthusiasts have led citizen efforts to conserve pipevine swallowtails in their neighborhoods on the West coast, the butterfly has not been the subject of a formal program in conservation or protected in legislation.[6][7] The butterfly is however of "Special Concern" in Michigan, which is on the Northern limit of its range.[8]
The pipevine swallowtail was first identified in 1771 by Linnaeus and originally was placed in the genus Papilo, as was typical for butterflies. In 1777, it was moved to the genus Battus by Scopoli. The name Battus comes from the founder of the Greek colony of Cyrenaica, Battus I, and the species name philenor comes from the Greek word meaning ‘fond of husband’. The pipevine swallowtail also belongs to the tribe Troidini, a group of butterflies whose larvae all feed on plants of the genus Aristolochia. They are referred to as the Aristolochia butterflies.[9]
The pipevine swallowtail has a wide distribution across the Northern Americas. In the United States, the butterfly is found in New England down to Florida west to Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Oregon.[3] There is also an isolated population in central California. They have been observed as far south as Mexico and as far north as Ontario, although these sightings are inconsistent.[10][11]
The butterfly frequents warmer, more temperate environments, and can be found mostly in open grasslands, woodlands, meadows, and backyard gardens. They favor anywhere pipevine (Aristolochia) can grow in abundance.[12]
Pipevine swallowtail larvae feed on plants within the genus Aristolochia. These are commonly known as pipevine plants, which is where the butterfly gets its common name.[9] This plant genus is known to have active aristolochic acids, which pipevine swallowtail larvae sequester and use for defensive properties.[13]
A common host plant is the Virginia snakeroot, (Aristolochia serpentaria), which can be found in the Eastern United States and in Florida. It has broad-leaved and narrow-leaved forms, and both act as hosts for swallowtail larvae. Other host plants include Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla), Woolly Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia tomentosa), Texas Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia reticulate), Watson's Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia watsonii), and California Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia californica). Some Aristolochia species are actually toxic or extremely distasteful to larvae and thus may act as death traps for the butterflies.[9] This is especially true of exotic variants.
Pipevine swallowtail adults use nectar-producing plants as hosts; there are many plants that fit this criterion. These butterflies frequent thistle (Cirsium) flowers, the pink and purple flowers of the Phlox species, and ironweed of Vernonia species.[12]
The eggs of the pipevine swallowtail vary in color from red to orange. They are small and are laid on host plant stems.[12] A distinctive feature of these eggs which is shared by all Aristolochia butterflies is that the outer layer of the egg is covered by a firm and nourishing excretion laid in vertical stripes along the outside.[14] The egg appears bumpy due to the excretion forming large beads along the bands. The female pipevine swallowtail deposits this excretion from a gland above the ovipositor during the egg laying process.[9]
These butterflies lay their eggs on the leaves of host plants in clusters with access to sunlight. The larvae hatch after a few weeks and immediately eat the remnants of the egg from which they emerged.[9]
Pipevine swallowtail larvae are around 5 cm in length and vary in color from dark brown to black. In areas of higher temperature such as Texas and Arizona, a red coloring dominates.[9] Larvae have bright orange spots on the ends of tubercles in rows along their body, and at either end of the body the tubercles are elongated into filaments. Full grown larvae have a glossy or velvet appearance due to many fine hairs. Larvae sex determination can be done by looking at pits along the ventral surface at the ends of the abdominal sections.[9]
Larvae spend almost all their time eating the leaves of their host plants. Once they completely remove edible matter from one plant they move to the next one. They eat in groups at first but as food sources deplete they become more solitary as they move on in search of fresh host plants. Larvae filaments help them identify vertical plants, which are then determined to be host or non-host by using their mouthparts. The larvae feed and wander for several weeks before finding an isolated spot to pupate.[9][15]
The pipevine swallowtail pupae are colored green or brown. They are about 6 to 7 cm in length. These pupae differ from other swallowtail butterfly pupae in that the sides of their pupae bodies widen into a sort of a winged appearance, with distinctive purplish edges along the sides of these extensions.[9]
Pipevine swallowtail pupation takes place many feet off the ground on tree trunks or other suitable spots. Pupation is rare on green surfaces. Pupation begins when the larva releases silk to form a support structure so that the chrysalis can hang safely. In colder climates, it will spend the winter as a pupa, but in warmer climates, pupation only lasts a few weeks. Prior to emerging as an adult, the wing markings of the butterfly can be seen through the chrysalis.[15]
Pipevine swallowtail adults have a wingspan from 7 to 13 cm. The dorsal wings of an adult male are black with vibrant blue iridescence on the hind wings. Female iridescence is duller in appearance. Bright orange spots are visible on the back end of the ventral wings.[12] The adults from Californian populations of these butterflies have smaller and hairier bodies and are thought to be a subspecies Battus philenor hirsute.[9]
The adult pipevine swallowtail male spends most of its time feeding and searching for mates.[12] Males have also been observed to take moisture and nutrients from mud, a behavior that is motivated by the presence of other males. Females spend their time feeding, being courted by males, and reproducing. Immediately after emerging from the chrysalis, adult butterflies spend time near the pupa case and dry their wings and remove pupal waste products from their bodies. The butterflies are seen during the spring and summer months.[9]
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Pipevine swallowtail eggs with vertical stripes
Red pipevine swallowtail larva
Dark pipevine swallowtail larva
Pipevine swallowtail chrysalis
Pipevine swallowtail dorsal view
Males frequently visit host plants to find females. Once found, males spend a long time hovering above the female, and courtship occurs as the male fans the female with pheromones from above. The males’ iridescent hind wings are also believed to be involved in attracting females. Males may also use sodium taken up from mud as a nuptial gift during mating.[9]
Females identify host plants on which to lay their eggs by leaf shape, which can lead to mistakes in egg laying and thus compromising the eggs' survival rates. Aristolochic acid presence may also act as an oviposition chemical stimulant.[9]
The pipevine swallowtail larva has few natural predators but there have been observed cases of other butterfly larvae feeding on swallowtail larva. Parasites can also threaten larvae, with certain fly and wasp species being the most dangerous. Birds are the greatest threat to larvae, as many species will eat them whenever they can. As a result of bird predation, this butterfly has evolved a chemical defense using the aristolochic acids found in their host plants.[9][13]
All host plants for the pipevine swallowtail have some form of aristolochic acids, which the larva sequesters while they feed. These acids are passed on to future eggs, pupa, and adult butterflies, so over generations, the level of acid in the body of the butterflies rises as the acid accumulates. High levels of acid make the larvae and adults unpalatable to bird predation. The bright orange spots present on larvae and adult butterflies are thought to serve as warnings to predators, alerting them to the potential bad taste, should the predator decide to make a meal out of the swallowtail.[9][16]
As a result of the pipevine swallowtails' natural defense through acid sequestering, many other species of butterflies, like the red-spotted purple butterfly, female eastern tiger swallowtail and eastern black swallowtail butterflies, promothea silkmoth males[17] and the spicebush swallowtail use the pipevine swallowtail as a template for mimicry. Several other swallowtail subspecies have similar coloring to the pipevine swallowtail so that predators may also associate them with distaste. This is called Batesian mimicry. Pipevine swallowtails may also be involved with Müllerian mimicry, in which two distasteful species resemble each other, and thus act as a mimic and model; certain millipede species look like pipevine larvae and release hydrogen cyanide when in danger.[9][16]
Pipevine swallowtail UP (model)
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Female eastern tiger swallowtail UP (mimic)
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Spicebush swallowtail UN (mimic)
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, typically tropical varieties. While enthusiasts have led citizen efforts to conserve pipevine swallowtails in their neighborhoods on the West coast, the butterfly has not been the subject of a formal program in conservation or protected in legislation. The butterfly is however of "Special Concern" in Michigan, which is on the Northern limit of its range.
Battus philenor es una especie de insecto lepidóptero de la familia Papilionidae, nativa de América del Norte y Central.[1]
Envergadura de 70 a 130 mm. Alas iridescentes azules negras. La iridescencia es más marcada en los machos que en las hembras.
Las plantas huéspedes son especies del género Aristolochia.[2] Secuestran toxinas de sus plantas huéspedes que les sirven de defensa en contra de depredadores. Anuncian esta toxicidad con sus colores aposemáticos. Otras especies imitan esta coloración (mimetismo). Algunas especies de mímicos son también tóxicas (mimetismo mulleriano), pero otras no lo son (mimetismo batesiano).[3]
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Especies: Battus philenor
Battus philenor es una especie de insecto lepidóptero de la familia Papilionidae, nativa de América del Norte y Central.
Envergadura de 70 a 130 mm. Alas iridescentes azules negras. La iridescencia es más marcada en los machos que en las hembras.
Las plantas huéspedes son especies del género Aristolochia. Secuestran toxinas de sus plantas huéspedes que les sirven de defensa en contra de depredadores. Anuncian esta toxicidad con sus colores aposemáticos. Otras especies imitan esta coloración (mimetismo). Algunas especies de mímicos son también tóxicas (mimetismo mulleriano), pero otras no lo son (mimetismo batesiano).
Battus philenor est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae, de la sous-famille des Papilioninae et du genre Battus.
Il a été nommé Battus philenor par Carl von Linné en 1771.
Synonyme : Papilio philenor Linnaeus, 1771[1].
Battus philenor se nomme Pipevine Swallowtail ou Blue Swallowtail en anglais[1].
Ce papillon est représenté par cinq sous-espèces :
Battus philenor est un moyennement grand papillon (son envergure varie de 58 à 130 mm) de couleur noire à reflets soit bleu métallisé soit vert métallisé. Il est de forme vaguement triangulaire et chaque aile postérieure possède une longue queue. Il présente une ligne submarginale de taches blanches
Le revers des antérieures est semblable, celui des postérieures est orné d'une rangée de sept grosses taches rondes de couleur orange[2],[3].
Les chenilles sont noires ornées de tubercules noirs et rouges à leur dernier stade[2].
C'est un migrateur occasionnel au Canada[2].
Les imagos volent en deux à trois générations.
Il hiverne au stade de chrysalide[3].
Les plantes hôtes de sa chenille sont des aristoloches : Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia serpentaria, Aristolochia californica et Aristolochia longiflora[1].
Il réside en Amérique du Nord de l'Ontario dans le sud du Canada au Mexique et au Guatemala[1]. Il est présent aux USA dans tout le sud et l'est mais absent des états du nord-ouest et du nord limitrophes du Canada[3].
Il affectionne les lieux ouverts, champs et jardins.
Pas de statut de protection particulier sauf dans le nord de son aire de résidence où il est recommandé de conserver ses plantes hôtes[3].
Battus philenor est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Papilionidae, de la sous-famille des Papilioninae et du genre Battus.
Battus philenor[1][2] (Anglice Pipevine Swallowtail) est papilio familiae Papilionidarum in America Septentrionali et Media endemicus, usitate in multis habitationibus variis, sed maxime in silvis.[3]
Larvae nigrae aut rubrae speciebus Aristolochium vescuntur, ob rem sunt venenosae ut et erucae et adulti; adulti autem nectar florum variorum sorbillant.
Superficies superior alarum posteriorum est corusca caerulea cyaneave cum maculis pallidis spiculorum. Masculini regiones metallicas lucidiores quam feminae habet.[4] Superficies inferior alae posterioris septem maculas luteas sub margine ab caeruleo corusco cinctas habet.[5] Ambo superficies alarum anteriorum est nigra aut brunneo-nigra hebes.[4][6] Singuli sunt minores pilosioresque in California septentrionali.[7]
Battus philenor trans CFA ad Mexicum, Islas Marías, Guatimalia, et Ora Opulenta,[2][6] et rare in Ontarione australi habitat.[5] In CFA, ex Nova Anglia ad meridiem usque ad Floridam et Nebraskam, Texiam, Novum Mexicum, Arizonam, Californiam, et Oregoniam habitat.[2] B. philenor in multis locis ut nemoribus deciduis, silvis, silvis tropicis, desertis, agris apertis, pratis, hortis, et pomariis.[8][3]
Battus philenor (Anglice Pipevine Swallowtail) est papilio familiae Papilionidarum in America Septentrionali et Media endemicus, usitate in multis habitationibus variis, sed maxime in silvis.
Larvae nigrae aut rubrae speciebus Aristolochium vescuntur, ob rem sunt venenosae ut et erucae et adulti; adulti autem nectar florum variorum sorbillant.
Battus philenor is een vlinder uit de familie van de pages (Papilionidae).
De spanwijdte bedraagt 70 tot 130 millimeter.
De soort komt voor in Midden- en Noord-Amerika. De soort leeft vooral in open gebied.
De waardplanten zijn van het geslacht Aristolochia. De rupsen zijn hierdoor giftig, evenals de daaruit voortkomende imagines. Sommige vlindersoorten, zoals Limenitis arthemis, lijken op Battus philenor en genieten daardoor bescherming - een vorm van mimicry.
Battus philenor er en sommerfugl i familiegruppen svalestjerter. Den lever helt i USA og Mellom-Amerika.
Kroppen har et ytre skjelett (hudplater) som holder de bløte indre organer på plass. Det ytre hudskjelettet er bygd opp for det meste av kitin. Bakkroppens indre organer består av fordøyelsesorganer, forplantningsorganer og åndedrett. Åndedrettet hos sommerfugler foregår ikke ved lunger, men ved at luft hentes inn og ut av kroppen gjennom små hull i hudskjelettet (spirakler). I kroppen er det et svært finmasket system av trakéer som leder oksygenet til kroppens vitale deler. En blodvæske som sirkulerer i kroppen, pumpes rundt av et avlangt rørformet hjerte.
Brystpartiet består for det meste av vingenes muskulatur. Sanseorganer, for syn, smak og lukt er stort sett plassert i hodet. Nervesystemet består av en bukmarg med to nervestrenger og én nerveknute (ganglion) i hvert kroppssegment. Den første nerveknuten, som ligger foran munnåpningen, er spesielt stor og omtales som hjerne.
Larvens hode består av en hard hodekapsel med noen punktøyne. Under øynene er det noen små antenner larven bruker til å finne riktig føde. Larvens bakkropp består nesten bare av fordøyelsessystemet. Dette er ganske kort og mye av maten larven spiser passerer før all næringen er tatt opp. Avføringen kommer ut som små kuler helt bakerst på kroppen. Larvene ånder gjennom åpninger i hudskjelettet (spirakler), langs kroppens sider.
Parringen skjer ved sammenkobling mellom de to kjønnene. Eggene legges rett på larvens næringsplante. Larven lever som plantespiser og er radikalt forskjellige fra de voksne, både i levevis og i kroppsbygning.
Battus philenor tilhører gruppen av insekter med fullstendig forvandling (holometabole insekter), som gjennomgår en metamorfose i løpet av utviklingen. Mellom larvestadiet og det voksne stadiet er et puppestadium, en hvileperiode, der sommerfuglens indre og ytre organer endres. Larvens bøyelige og myke kropp omdannes til en puppe med et hardt skall. Når skallet er hardt begynner omdanningen fra larve til den voksne (imago) sommerfuglen. De indre organer brytes i varierende grad ned til en cellemasse. En omorganisering skjer og dyret bygges opp igjen. Puppeperioden varierer etter temperaturen.
Battus philenor er en sommerfugl i familiegruppen svalestjerter. Den lever helt i USA og Mellom-Amerika.
Battus philenor[1][2] este o specie de fluture coadă-de-rândunică găsit în America de Nord și în America Centrală. Culoarea lor este neagră iar aripile sunt albastre iridescente cu pete portocalii pe exterior, iar pe interior pete albe. Au multe habitate diversificate, dar adesea se găsesc în păduri. [3] Omizile care pot fi negre sau roșii ca și culoare au ca sursă principală de hrană speciile de plante de Aristolochia, devenind astfel o specie otrăvitoare, atât în faza larvară, cât și în cea adultă. Însă, adulții se hrănesc cu nectarul mai multor specii de plante cu flori.
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Battus philenor este o specie de fluture coadă-de-rândunică găsit în America de Nord și în America Centrală. Culoarea lor este neagră iar aripile sunt albastre iridescente cu pete portocalii pe exterior, iar pe interior pete albe. Au multe habitate diversificate, dar adesea se găsesc în păduri. Omizile care pot fi negre sau roșii ca și culoare au ca sursă principală de hrană speciile de plante de Aristolochia, devenind astfel o specie otrăvitoare, atât în faza larvară, cât și în cea adultă. Însă, adulții se hrănesc cu nectarul mai multor specii de plante cu flori.
Battus philenor)[1][2] là một loài bướm ngày đuôi én được thấy ở Bắc và Trung Mỹ. Chúng được tìm thấy trong các môi trường sống khác nhau, nhưng phổ biến nhất được tìm thấy trong rừng. Loài bướm này phân bố từ khắp Hoa Kỳ với Mexico, Islas Marías và lên Guatemala và Costa Rica[2][3]. Nó hiếm khi lạc vào miền nam Ontario[4]. Tại Hoa Kỳ, bướm được tìm thấy ở New England xuống Florida về phía tây tới Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, và Oregon và nhiều môi trường sinh sống khác nhau, kể cả rừng cây rụng lá, rừng, rừng nhiệt đới, sa mạc, cánh đồng, đồng cỏ, vườn hoa, và vườn cây ăn quả[5][6].
|coauthors= bị phản đối (trợ giúp) |coauthors= bị phản đối (trợ giúp) Battus philenor) là một loài bướm ngày đuôi én được thấy ở Bắc và Trung Mỹ. Chúng được tìm thấy trong các môi trường sống khác nhau, nhưng phổ biến nhất được tìm thấy trong rừng. Loài bướm này phân bố từ khắp Hoa Kỳ với Mexico, Islas Marías và lên Guatemala và Costa Rica. Nó hiếm khi lạc vào miền nam Ontario. Tại Hoa Kỳ, bướm được tìm thấy ở New England xuống Florida về phía tây tới Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, và Oregon và nhiều môi trường sinh sống khác nhau, kể cả rừng cây rụng lá, rừng, rừng nhiệt đới, sa mạc, cánh đồng, đồng cỏ, vườn hoa, và vườn cây ăn quả.
分類 界 : 動物界 Animalia 門 : 節足動物門 Arthropoda 綱 : 昆虫綱 Insecta 目 : チョウ目(鱗翅目) Lepidoptera 上科 : アゲハチョウ上科 Papilionoidea 科 : アゲハチョウ科 Papilionidae 亜科 : アゲハチョウ亜科 Papilioninae 族 : ジャコウアゲハ族 Troidini 属 : アオジャコウアゲハ属 Battus 種 : アオジャコウアゲハ B. philenor 学名 Battus philenor (Linnaeus, 1771) 英名 en:Pipevine swallowtail アオジャコウアゲハ (Battus philenor) は、チョウ目（鱗翅目）・アゲハチョウ上科・アゲハチョウ科に分類されるチョウの一種。
開長8cm。翅は黒い地色に青っぽい光沢がある。
森林や庭など幅広い環境に生息し、5-9月に出現する。
ウマノスズクサ科ウマノスズクサ属を食草とする。本種は毒を有しており、本種に擬態するチョウがいる。
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