pipevine swallowtail

noun

Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.

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Meanings

nounpipevine swallowtail (plural pipevine swallowtails)

plural pipevine swallowtails

  1. Battus philenor, a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America, black with iridescent blue hind wings.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
philenor

Origin

The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; see pipevine.

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pipevine swallowtail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipevine%20swallowtail

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“pipevine swallowtail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipevine%20swallowtail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipevine swallowtail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipevine%20swallowtail.

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