Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus Linnaeus
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Caterpillar hosts: Spicebush (Lindera benzoin),
sassafras trees (Sassafras albidum); perhaps prickly ash (Zanthoxylum
americanum), tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), sweetbay (Magnolia
virginiana), camphor (Cinnamomum camphora), and redbay (Persea borbonia).
Adult food: Nectar from Japanese honeysuckle, jewelweed, thistles, milkweed, azalea, dogbane, lantana, mimosa, and sweet pepperbush. Habitat: Deciduous woodlands, fields, roadsides, yards, pine barrens, wooded swamps, and parks. |
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