Flowering Plants Visited
by Battus
philenor
Battus philenor Linnaeus: Papilionidae, Lepidoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Clinebell, Macior, Conger, and Reynolds et al., and Discover Life as indicated below. This butterfly is the Pipevine Swallowtail.)
Apiaceae: Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias purpurascens [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias tuberosa [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium hillii sn (Rb), Echinacea purpurea sn (Cl), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Liatris cylindracea sn (Cl), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia cardinalis sn (Rb), Lobelia siphilitica sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Silene virginica sn (Ry); Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea pandurata sn (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus obliqua sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Orbexilum onobrychis (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Monarda bradburiana sn (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn fq (Rb), Prunella vulgaris sn (DL), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb), Teucrium canadense sn (Rb, Cng); Onagraceae: Oenothera pilosella sn (Rb); Polemoniaceae: Phlox divaricata laphamii sn (Rb), Phlox glaberrima sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Porteranthus stipulatus sn (Rb); Ranunculaceae: Delphinium tricorne sn fq np (Mc); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Mimulus ringens sn np (Cng), Penstemon hirsutus sn np (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta sn (Rb)