Pipevine Swallowtail

[Grkovich, Alex]

The fact that the specimen never stopped flapping its wings is evidence that it was a Pipevine...although Black Swallowtail males do flap theirs also while nectaring...but this is more prevalent in Pipevines...

Alex

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From: owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Wagner, David
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:39 AM
To: westonh11 at gmail.com; CTLEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: Pipevine Swallowtail

Quite possible.  They are overwintering successfully now (in Salem).  An image would have been helpful.

I ordered some Pachysphinx eggs for you. They should be in lab.  Only 6 eggs....

We are on Long Island beating for Catocala caterpillars--picked up all three target species: badia, herodias, and jair.  Good ones.

I can use any Catocala that you can find on Carya, now through middle of month, cheers


David L. Wagner, Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-3043
v.860-486-2139; f.  860-486-6364
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From: owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu [owner-ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Weston Henry [westonh11 at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 8:47 PM
To: CTLEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: Pipevine Swallowtail

Saw a butterfly that I was almost sure was a Pipevine Swallowtail, nectaring on Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) for 10+ minutes this afternoon. It never stopped flapping its wings so I couldn't be sure of the identification (is this typical for Pipevine Swallowtails...?), and I had no butterfly net to catch it with. Seemed to have no interest in Dutchman's Pipe vine (Aristolochia macrophylla)....maybe was a male.

Weston
MANSFIELD

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