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  8. Tiger Swallowtails and Allies
  9. Spicebush Swallowtail

species 65,801 observations

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

470 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Northern Spicebush, Sassafras, Sweetbay Magnolia, Redbay 13
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Butterfly Milkweed, Wild Bergamot, Fall Phlox, Swamp Milkweed 457

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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