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butterfly reproduction 101:planting the right flowers
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Common milkweed is a host plant for monarch butterflies. The butterflies lay their eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars that hatch eat the leaves to grow and become butterflies
Common Milkweed - USDA Forest Service
The pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) is the only host plant for the zebra swallowtail butterfly. The zebra swallowtail's caterpillars eat the young leaves of the pawpaw tree, mainly at night
paw·paw
Asteraceae
Also known as the sunflower or composite family, thistles are a common choice for painted lady caterpillars because they are nutritious
Malvaceae
Also known as the mallow family, mallows are a favorite host plant because of their lush fol...
Painted Lady - Butterfly Conservation
1. Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera
2. Wild black cherry (Prunus serotina) 3. Sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana Ash (Fraxinus spp.) 4. Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) 5. Hop tree (Ptelea trifolifoliata) 6. Cottonwood (Populus spp.) 7. Willow (Salix spp.)
Papilio glaucus
The favorite host plants of the Buckeye include snapdragon, gerardia, false foxglove, monkey flowers, plantains, ruellia and others.
common buckeye, scientific name: Junonia coenia Hübner (Insecta
Red bay (Persea borbonia)
Swamp bay (Persea palustris)
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana)
The Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Its Host Plants, and the New ...
Stinging nettle: (Urtica dioica) A European plant that is native to temperate Asia, Western North Africa, and Europe. It is commonly found in the US and Canada.
Heartleaf nettle: (Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh)
Burning nettle: (Urtica urens L.
Canadian...
Red Admiral | Butterfly Conservation
Trees: Black cherry, pin cherry, chokecherry, willow, poplar, aspen, cottonwood, hawthorn, birch, and hop hornbeam.
red-spotted purple - Limenitis (Basilarchia) arthemis astyanax
The American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) has several host plants for its larvae, including: Everlasting or cudweed herbs, Pussytoes (Antennaria spp.), Plaintain leaf pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia), Close relatives of everlasting or ...
American lady - Vanessa virginiensis (Drury)
The host plant for the hackberry emperor butterfly is the hackberry tree, which is part of the Celtis genus. The two most common hackberry trees in the eastern United States are the common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and the sugarberry (Celtis la...
hackberry emperor - Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Leconte)
The pipevine swallowtail butterfly's host plant is the birthwort or Dutchman's pipe, which is in the genus Aristolochia. Some native species of Aristolochia include:
Virginia snakeroot: A small woodland plant with a flower similar to the pipevine.
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pipevine swallowtail - Battus philenor