Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1080862

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Observation date: April 13, 2016
Submitted by: Ftaylor1029
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The butterfly had 4 wings; It seemed to have difficulty unrolling its mouth-sucker-thing to drink from the flowers; It was crawling along the ground and didn't seem able to fly
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 11, 2016
Coordinator notes: This Pipevine Swallowtail looks freshly emerged from its chrysalis and its wings may still have been drying, which may be the reason behind the behavior noted under submitter observation notes.SAT
Checklist region(s): Wilson County, United States, Texas