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nectar as an adult, leaves of parsley and related plants as a caterpillar
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoLeaves of plants in the parsley family (Apiaceae) including Queen Anne's Lace, carrot, celery and dill. Sometimes plants in the citrus family (Rutaceae) are preferred.
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What are the enemies of the tiger swallowtail?
Skunks, red-winged black birds, green darners, and goldenrod spiders have been known to eat tiger swallowtail butterflies.
What is the prey of a swallowtail butterfly?
Swallowtail butterflies don't have prey. They eat nectar from flowers.
What are some foods that swallowtail butterflies eat?
they eat nectoren fromplants
Are tiger swallowtail butterflies safe to eat?
Birds, spiders and other such predators may consume swallowtail butterflies but they are not recommended for human consumption.
What is a black swallowtail butterfly's prey?
Black swallowtail butterflies feed on nectar from varying types of flowers. They don't have prey.
How long for a swallowtail to emerge from its cocoon?
Black Swallowtail butterflies stay in their cocoon for 9 to 11 days.
What do black swallowtail butterflies eat?
Like other butterflies, black swallowtails feed on flowering plants. The types of plants they feed from depends on their location and the availability of certain plant species.
Do zebra swallowtail butterflies molt or shed?
swallowtail butterflies
What does in emerald swallowtail eat?
green swallowtail butterflies eat some grass and milkweed.
What kind of flowers do black swallowtail butterflies eat?
Adult butterflies do not eat flowers; they eat the nectar produced by the flowers. Only the caterpillars eat the leaves and stems of certain plants. In the case of the Black Swallowtail butterfly, the adults will feed on nectar from most any flower that produces nectar including milkweed, red clover and thistles. The caterpillars feed on the leaves and stems of many plants in the carrot family such as dill, parsley, Queen Anne's Lace and others.
Do eastern swallowtail butterflies?
Perhaps.
Do tiger swallowtail butterflies die?
Yes, tiger swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus) die.Specifically, a tiger swallowtail begins as yellow-green egg. It hatches into a caterpillar that is first brown and white and then lime green with yellow eyespots with black pupils and a yellow and black line around the neck. It makes a change into the resting or pupal stage. It transforms into a beautiful butterfly long enough to produce two to three distinct broods that will hatch into the next generation of tiger swallowtail butterflies.
