A pipevine swallowtail on the ground. The butterfly is at the center of the photo amidst small rocks. It is facing right. It is mostly black, but with a bluish tint to it. Along the outstretched wings there are small blue marks going across the bottom. The body is balck with black antennae.

Pipevine swallowtail. #PipevineSwallowtail #BlueSwallowtail #BattusPhilenor #Butterfly #Swallowtail #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Elkmont #Tennessee

Momma Pinevine swallowtail sparkles. The pipevine is just starting to grow back. I hope there will be enough for the babies. #Battusphilenor

A Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on an orange Tithonia flower. This butterfly is black with iridescent blue on its back hind wings. pollinators invertebrates butterflies butterflygarden bloomscrolling flowers

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 🦋 #Battusphilenor #bugsky

A pipevine swallowtail butterfly eating nectar from a fuschia bull thistle

Happy Thursday ( pipevine swallowtail)
Machaon bleu en Français ou son nom latin Battus philenor.
#blueskythursday #jeudi #jueves #papillon #mariposa #machaonbleu #battusphilenor #naturephotography #photographie #canon #flora #fauna

Red and black jumping spider with a black butterfly, white netting and green vine in background

Red and black jumping spider with black butterfly which has white spots and orange/white spots, with white mesh netting and green vine leaves in background

Anyone else hear Kate McKinnon saying “nature special” on SNL??

#Phiddipusjohnsoni with female #Battusphilenor