Eastern tiger swallowtail

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by StewardOfTheLand

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Caterpillar host plants:

Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera. *

Sweet bay magnolia, Magnolia virginiana. *

Wild black cherry, Prunus serotina. *

Common hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata. *

Common lilac, Syringa vulgaris . *

Ash, Fraxinus spp. *

Cottonwood, Populus spp. *

Willow, Salix spp. *

Adult nutrition:

Nectar of dogbane family, Apocynaceae, flowers. *

Nectar of aster family, Asteraceae, flowers. *

Nectar of legume family, Fabaceae, flowers. *

Mud-puddling. (Primarily "fresh" males.) *

Note:

The Eastern tiger swallowtail was adopted as the official state butterfly of North Carolina in 2012. †

Arachniography (reference list of URLs):

† Reference source is creative commons licensed with attribution to Wikipedia contributors. List of U.S. state butterflies. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. March 12, 2017, 01:14 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_U.S._state_butterflies&oldid=769858624. Accessed October 5, 2017.

* Reference source is creative commons licensed with attribution to Wikipedia contributors. Papilio glaucus. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. September 9, 2017, 22:53 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papilio_glaucus&oldid=799800458. Accessed October 6, 2017.