In my post on Friday I mentioned that I got to see a pipevine swallowtail laying her eggs on the woolly pipevine at work. Here’s proof!
Pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, laying eggs on woolly pipevine
I took this with a point and shoot camera, so you can imagine how close she let me get. I was so thrilled to have the opportunity to see this! Now I need to keep checking on the eggs so I can see what they look like when they first hatch. Pipevine swallowtail caterpillars are one of the more interesting looking caterpillars I’ve seen, so I can’t wait to see the brand new ones, fresh out of the eggs!
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The Dragonfly Woman 
Wow! Great capture and what a beautiful butterfly! Lucky you’ll get to see the caterpillars. Can’t wait to see those!
Thanks! I’m hoping to get shots of the whole life cycle, but we’ll see.
Nice! I always thought the binomial for this species was badass.
It is a pretty awesome name, isn’t it?
That is so cool!
Thanks!
super photo! i planted pipevines in my yard 2 years ago. waiting for the pipevine swallowtail to lay her eggs there!
Hope you get some soon! And if not, I think pipevines are pretty plants, so at least you have an attractive vine, even if the swallowtails never find it.