New Butterfly and Bug added to Inverts List
Posted in News, Sightings, Web Updates on Mar 2nd, 2010
We have two new additions to the BFS Inverts list: The Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor. The larvae of this striking black and blue iridescent butterfly feed exclusively on Aristolochia species, including “Pipevine” or “Dutchman’s Pipe.” The adults sip nectar from a number of different flowers — this one was seen on Golden Current, Ribes aureum. […]