Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E849Description
Male pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.
Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Papilio Philenor" - an outdated scientific name - and suggests that it was collected in Finleyville, Pennsylvania.