| Alabama Butterflies |
Over 100 species of butterflies can be seen and attracted here in Alabama. Here are just a few, along with their host food preferences:
Alabama State Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
Host Foods: Trees (Ash, Yellow Poplar, Plums)
Note: The female can appear in the black form, as well as the yellow form.
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Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Host Foods: Carrots, Parsley, Queen Ann’s Lace, Fennel |
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Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus Host Foods: Sweet Shrub,, Bay Trees, Camphor Trees, Pines, Sassafras |
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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Host Foods: Thistles, Mallows, many composites |
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