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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject: Host plants for most common U. S. Butterflies |
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To attract butterflies to your garden you need not only nectar plants for them but also host plants where they can lay eggs and that will be food for the caterpillars.
Asters --- Pearl Crescent
Carrot, Dill, Fennel and Parsley -- Black Swallowtail
Chokecherry/black cherry -- Tiger Swallowtail
False Nettle --- Red Admiral and Eastern Comma
Flax, Pansy, Passionflower --- Variegated Fritillary
Milkweed -- Monarch
Snapdragon, Toadflax -- Common Buckeye
Violets -- most all Fritillaries
Willow -- Viceroy, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Red-spotted Purple and Mourning Cloak
Passionflower -- Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing
If you know of host plants for common Butterflies in your part of the world, please post a similar list.
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