Alectryon vs Pipevine Swallowtail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Battus philenor

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pipevine Swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pipevine Swallowtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Battus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Battus philenor

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pipevine Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Pipevine Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pipevine Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.