Pipevine swallowtail

Pipevine swallowtail
General Information
Universe	Real Life
Alias	Blue swallowtail
Classification	Insect
Species Type	Butterfly
Environment	Forest
Intelligence	Non-sapient
Biochemistry	Carbon-based lifeform
Discovered	1771
Discoverer	Carl Linnaeus
Biological Information
Lifespan	6 to 14 days
Reproduction	Sexual
Average Height	4 mm (0.15 in)
Average Weight	Unknown
Average Length	6 cm (2.36 in)
Average Wingspan	7 cm (2.75 in)
Locomotion	Flying, rarely walking
Feeding Behavior	Drinking
Prey	Nectar
Predators	Wasps, birds, flies
Distinctive Features	Wings
Eye Color	Black
Skin Color	Black
Fur Color	N/A
Feather Color	N/A
Lineage Information
Ancestor(s)	Unknown
Related Species	Swallowtails
Cultural Information
Personality	Jumpy
Scientific Taxonomy
Planet	Earth
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Superfamily	Papillonodea
Family	Papilionidae
Genus	Battus
Species	Battus philenor
Other Information
Status	Least Concern
First Sighting	1771
Last Sighting	2022
Possible Population	9000

The pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) is a black butterfly. It is poisonous, since if feeds on the woolly Dutchman's-pipe plant.