Gardening in Tucson
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Battus philenor: Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly. Large black wings with blue iridescence; spotted body. 
Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar resting on grass stem late afternoon 
Aristolochia watsonii: Desert Pipevine / Mouse Ears, with ribbed seed capsules at lower left and lower center. Aristolochia genus members are food plants of the Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar which incorporates their poison into its skin to ward off predators. 
The Desert Pipevine's small green and brown flowers give off an aroma like that of a rodent's ear. It attracts the bloodsucking flies that like to feed on the inside of rodent ears, and forces them to be pollinators. |
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