Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies

Battus philenor

Male Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|April 10th, 2026|Categories: Oklahoma, Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Battus philenor, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, feeding, male, nectaring, Pipevine Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, spring, swallowtail, swallowtails|

Earlier this week at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, I had multiple butterflies in my viewfinder, including this gorgeous male Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.

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More New Butterflies At Sequoyah NWR!

By Mia McPherson|August 16th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Silver-spotted Skipper Butterflies, Spicebush Swallowtail Butterflies, Viceroy Butterflies|Tags: adult, Arkansas River, Battus philenor, Bog Smartweed, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, Epargyreus clarus, grass, grasses, insects, Johnson Grass, Limenitis archippus, nectaring, Nekemias arborea, Papilio troilus, Peppervine, Persicaria setacea, Pipevine Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, river, riverbank, Silver-spotted Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper butterfly, skipper, skippers, Sorghum halepense, Spicebush Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly, summer, swallowtail, swallowtails, Viceroy, Viceroy butterfly, Viceroys, white wildflowers, wildflowers|

Yesterday, when I shared the pale young Raccoon, I mentioned that I also photographed some butterflies at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Here they are!

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