Pipevine Swallowtail (corrected)

Talk about hard-working! Graceful, yes, but it was tiring just watching and following this butterfly!

Confirmed at BAMONA as “Battus philenor” (family, Papilionidae; subfamily, Papilioninae) or “Pipevine Swallowtail”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/724376

Note. Incorrectly originally identified as a dark form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Update. This image is on the BAMONA species page for this species, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Battus-philenor

Petunia genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Petunia&rank=genus

[Tari]

beautiful shot - they are tenacious ;-)

[Thom Mitchell]

@sitiodown Indeed, they are! I wish I’d gotten a better one with its head deep within a bloom; I would have called it “All in.”

[cohare]

Beautiful!...And I hope you had a wonderful Father's Day!

[Rick Schies]

Wow Thom, this is really vibrant. Love all the rich color.

[Sheralee S]

Beautiful capture Thom. I love the swallowtails.

[Michelle]

Totally stunning Thom :)

[Victoria Roberts]

Wow, this is a stunning shot. The clarity and colours are amazing x

[Lori Rompolski]

gorgeous!

[KAL]

So beautiful! Thank you for your help in identifying my butterfly! fav

[Thom Mitchell]

@kathyladley Thanks for the FAV! Aren't they glorious!? Happy to help! :)