• Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E849)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Pipevine Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal

Identifier:
E849
Description

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Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Papilio Philenor" - an outdated scientific name - and suggests that it was collected in Finleyville, Pennsylvania.

Content Date:
August 10 1934
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Pennsylvania (Collected at)