Black Swallowtail
The Black Swallowtail is a large, easily recognizable, and common butterfly found throughout much of North America. They are likely to be found in a variety of open areas including fields, suburbs, marshes, deserts, and roadsides.
Photo Credit: John Blair
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Angelica (Angelica spp)
Hairy angelica (Angelica venenosa)
Purplestem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)
Flax (Linum spp;)
Stiff yellow flax (Linum medium var. texanum)
Woodland flax (Linum virginianum)
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum)
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Sweetroot (Osmorhiza spp;)
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii),
Aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis)
Yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima)
Water Cowbane (Oxypolis filiformis)
Water Hemlock (Cicuta spp;)
Bulblet-bearing water hemlock (Cicuta bulbifera),
Spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata)
Native plants that are listed are ones that are native to our area, the list is not exhaustive
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Carrot – Daucus carota var. sativa
Celery – Apium graveolens spp
Common Rue – Ruta graveolens
Dill – Anethum graveolens
Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare spp
Mock Bishop Weed – Ptilimnium capillaceum
Parsley – Petroselinum crispum sp
Queen Anne’s Lace – Daucus carota
Wild Parsnip – Pastinaca sativa
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Can be found puddling
Aster, Azalea (Rhododendron groenlandicum), Blazing Star, Blue Mistflower, Phlox, Indian Blanket, Milkweed, Monarda, Purple Coneflower, Spirea, Sweet William, Thistle
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Brazilian Verbena, Butterfly Bush (make sure you use a sterile variety), Chives, Clover, Hyssop, Zinnia
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April-October. Two broods each year, last brood overwinters and will not emerge until spring
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Butterflies and Moths of North America. Butterfliesandmoths.org
Brenda Dziedzic, Raising Butterflies in the Garden
Heather Holm, Pollinators of Native Plants
National Wildlife Federation. Nwf.org
Xerces Society. Xerces.org