Showing posts with label Pipevine Swallowtail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pipevine Swallowtail. Show all posts

Friday, December 7

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly, Battus philenor

Butterflies have an internal clock that uses temperature, humidity, daylight and time of year in order to eclose at just the right time to provide them with the greatest chances of a long healthy life
 (Or not).  A Pipevine I raised in a jar chose the coldest, wettest day to venture forth into the world (it was a very rough start).

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Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor