It is the only local larval host plant for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly. Pipevine tolerates just about any soil but needs part to full shade and a little water in summer. While it can be ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered ... The orange milkweed is the only host plant for monarch caterpillars in the Plains states. Seeds can be ordered online and refrigerated ...

Learn from OC Master Gardeners about butterfly species, plants that serve as caterpillar hosts and provide nectar for butterflies, and gardening practices that will make butterflies a magical part of ...

Larvae pupating on green twigs of host plant will likely form green pupae, while those pupating on dead branches are of the brown type (Ohnishi, 1959). Many swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) are ...

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