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Leaves as caterpillars and nectar as adults are what spicebush swallowtails eat.
Specifically, the swallowtail in question (Papilio troilus) goes through two main feeding stages. The leaf-eating larval stage is less picky in its choice of food sources than the nectar-sipping adult. As a butterfly, the spicebush swallowtail prefers nectar from honeysuckle, jewelweed, and Joe-pye weed.
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When is the best time to plant a a butterfly garden?
The best time. Is in the spring. Plant butterfly weed and milkweed in the spring. Adult butterflies like many nectar plants but caterpillars are fussy eaters. Monarch caterpillars need milkweed. Swallowtails like dill and carrot. Your local nursery will have a list of butterfly plants in your area.
What are herbivore carnivore?
Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat meat. Ominvores eat both. Herbivores eat plants Carnivores eat meat Omnivores eat both
What does a hummingbird eat?
nectar this is what they eat they only eat nectar
What carnivore eats eats herbivores?
lions eat zebras, Spiders eat grasshoppers, hawks eat rabbits, ect.
What organism eat?
well a black/grizzly bear eats fish or trout then sharks eat fish,penguins eat krill or shrimp,lion seals eat penguins!
Does the swallowtail butterfly live in Florida?
Yes. Zebra swallowtails, Eastern Tiger swallowtails, Spicebush swallowtails and Black swallowtails, just to name a few, are all native to Florida.
Which characteristics of livinthings supports the idea that spicebush swallowtails are living?
Movement , respiration , sensitivity , feeding ,excretion ,reproduction and growth
Why do butterflies lay their eggs in garbage?
Most butterflies don't lay their eggs in garbage. They typically lay their eggs on the plant that their caterpillars will feed on. Monarchs butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. Spicebush swallowtails butterflies lay their eggs on Spicebush, Sassafras, Sweet Bay, and Prickly Ash. You get the idea. I don't know of any butterflies that lay their eggs in garbage, but if they do it is probably the type of garbage that their caterpillars would feed on.
What actors and actresses appeared in Spicebush - 2005?
The cast of Spicebush - 2005 includes: Matilda Washington
Is a swallowtail butterfly the same as a monarch butterfly?
No, they are from different famillies, Mornarchs are from the Danaidae familly while Swallowtails are from the Papilionidae familly. Mornarchs Migrate every winter while Swallowtails don't. At the same time, many Swallowtails have tailwings while Mornarches don't. No, they are from different famillies, Mornarchs are from the Danaidae familly while Swallowtails are from the Papilionidae familly. Mornarchs Migrate every winter while Swallowtails don't. At the same time, many Swallowtails have tailwings while Mornarches don't. No, they are from different famillies, Mornarchs are from the Danaidae familly while Swallowtails are from the Papilionidae familly. Mornarchs Migrate every winter while Swallowtails don't. At the same time, many Swallowtails have tailwings while Mornarches don't.
What does an adult black swallowtail eat?
Adult black swallowtails feed on nectar from phlox, butterfly weed, red clover and thistle.
Where do mocker swallowtails live?
Africa
Where do Pipevine Swallowtails migrate to?
mexico
How long does it take for a spicebush swallowtail to hatch?
we are clueless
What kind of flowers do catapillers like?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is and what it's host plant is. Caterpillars usually eat the leaves of the plant and not the flowers. For example a monarch butterfly caterpillar eats milkweed leaves. The yellow eastern swallowtail butterfly caterpillars eat fennels, dill weed, and parsley plants. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillars eat spicebush leaves. If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you must plant the host plant that the butterflies will lay their eggs on.
What caterpillars eat carrot tops besides black swallowtails?
Caterpillars enjoy the aboveground vegetation of carrots. Army worms, cutworms, dagger moths, and underwings are caterpillars that often eat on carrots in a garden.
What colors are tiger swallowtails attracted to?
Green and Purple
