The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because ...

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 ...

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 ...

2. Fennel and Dill: These aromatic herbs serve as host plants for swallowtail butterflies. While the adults sip nectar, their larvae feed on the leaves. 3. Passionflower (Passiflora): Host to gulf ...

Their large, sunny faces attract a variety of bees and butterflies. Sunflowers are particularly attractive to pollinators due to their high pollen and nectar production. Plant them in a sunny spot ...

Van der Voort said goldenrod is an especially “critical” source of nectar that the butterflies need to fly south. Even if a small patch of the plants is all a person has room for in their yard ...

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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