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They're not typical suburban butterflies, preferring woodland and open areas, but if you have their host plants they will come. Dutchman's pipevine is host plant for the pipevine swallowtail.

Another example of a plant host-butterfly relationship is between the California pipevine plant (Aristolochia californica) and the pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor hirsuta ...

How can I support the swallowtail butterfly population? It's great to see the monarchs but I would like to have another variety in my yard. A. Swallowtail butterflies are beautiful insects easily ...

Go butterfly watching in your own backyard. Skip to content Skip to footer. Show Menu; ... Where to get pipevine plants. California Flora Nursery. 2990 Somers St., Fulton. 707-523-8813; ...

The words “Butterfly Garden” evoke a certain image – drifts of color and mounds of blooms with happy butterflies flitting from flower to flower sipping sweet nectar. We envision coneflowers ...

If you find it, buy several plants; the voracious pipevine caterpillars will eat it to the ground several times over the spring and summer, rewarding you with beautiful butterflies.

Except for pipevine swallowtail caterpillars, who foil the plant’s defensive system by sequestering the aristolochic acid in their bodies. This makes the caterpillar and the adult butterfly ...

Plant winter annuals as nectar sources for monarch, giant swallowtail butterflies By Calvin Finch Nov 4, 2022 When replacing cold-senstive plants such as zinnia, look for other nectar sources for ...

For centuries, the California pipevine swallowtail — or, Battus philenor hirsuta — called San Francisco home. As development increased in the early 20th century, the butterfly slowly began to ...

The California pipevine swallowtail, native to San Francisco, saw its population decline drastically over the years. But Tim Wong, also known as the "butterfly whisperer," has led the effort to ...

It’s a butterfly of exceptional beauty that’s rarely seen in Connecticut. It’s mainly black in color, blending into iridescent blue on top near its wing edges at the rear. The underside is ...