Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Adams County, Ohio

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor (Linnaeus, 1771)

Pipevine Swallowtail in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Battus
Near Adams County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (28)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Pipevine Swallowtail by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County103 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County20 · Season shown
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County116 · Season shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County57 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Adams County

Late April to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

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Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 in all

Records per week from 103 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 75 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Pipevine Swallowtail in Adams County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pipevine SwallowtailYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10007
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24005
Jan 25–31006
Feb 1–70017
Feb 8–14008
Feb 15–21007
Feb 22–280013
Mar 1–70078
Mar 8–140065
Mar 15–2100110
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400243
Apr 5–1100417
Apr 12–1800599
Apr 19–2533402
Apr 26 – May 2172687
May 3–922520
May 10–1664320
May 17–2322258
May 24–3011368
May 31 – Jun 654300
Jun 7–1322221
Jun 14–2011196
Jun 21–2753386
Jun 28 – Jul 4125420
Jul 5–11115510
Jul 12–1864643
Jul 19–25105757
Jul 26 – Aug 122248
Aug 2–843780
Aug 9–1522453
Aug 16–2243428
Aug 23–2953432
Aug 30 – Sep 522447
Sep 6–1200236
Sep 13–1911324
Sep 20–2600308
Sep 27 – Oct 300114
Oct 4–100098
Oct 11–1700106
Oct 18–240051
Oct 25–3100119
Nov 1–70083
Nov 8–140081
Nov 15–21007
Nov 22–28006
Nov 29 – Dec 50092
Dec 6–120040
Dec 13–190011
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 20025

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late June to late August, middle week mid-July. An earlier season is not shown: most records are from one year.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 12 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late April to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 864 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 469 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Pipevine Swallowtail in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Pipevine SwallowtailYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–1810339,925
Apr 19–2515641,623
Apr 26 – May 232656,391
May 3–911852,952
May 10–1620853,785
May 17–2310657,698
May 24–3011654,651
May 31 – Jun 613553,099
Jun 7–1312553,700
Jun 14–2023456,625
Jun 21–2739955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 484958,477
Jul 5–1193861,336
Jul 12–1880964,722
Jul 19–2563969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 132859,416
Aug 2–848759,712
Aug 9–15471055,994
Aug 16–2247654,328
Aug 23–2935851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5351057,167
Sep 6–1225959,075
Sep 13–1939754,543
Sep 20–2616445,860
Sep 27 – Oct 38543,180
Oct 4–104237,841
Oct 11–174230,824
Oct 18–242121,156
Oct 25–313319,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late April to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18.

From 715 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar late May to early September, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 132 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilusOften confused in Ohio: 50 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenesOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemisOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually late April to mid-September, middle week mid-July · 864 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually late May to early September, middle week mid-July · 132 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed48%49%
Forest30%31%
Farmland17%11%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Wetland2%5%
Barren0.7%0.6%
Open water0.7%3%

From 429 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Adams County result

103 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.