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Black Swallowtail
The Black Swallowtail is a common butterfly known
for its colorful larva.
The caterpillar is found on
Dill, Parsely, and related plants. . This is also
where the eggs are laid.
The Black Swallowtail has a black body with yellow
spots along each side. The wings are black, dorsal
side, with two bands of yellow markings running
down laterally.
On the lower wings, the female has
a distinctive blue band of coloration between the
two yellow bands, with a red spot near the
tails.
The caterpillar feeds on wild or cultivated
carrots, parsley, celery, and dill.
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The Painted Lady
Is found all over the world. It migrates, moving
to milder climates for the winter months.
Sometimes Painted Ladies migrate up to 4,000
miles. The Painted Lady has a life cycle of
metamorphosis which takes about 23 days
to complete.
During the larval stage the larva or caterpillar
is a very big eater. It stays near the plant where
it was hatched, eating mostly leaves. Besides the
malva plant it eats thistles, nettles, and
sunflowers.
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Buckeye
Medium-sized butterfly, with two large
multicolored eyespots on the upper wings and one large eyespot
on the lower wings. Background color primarily brown.
Males "patrol" a site and will usually fly after
any large insect passing by. The Buckeye is often
seen perching on protruding branches or resting on
bare ground.
This species is usually encountered in the
undisturbed or semi-disturbed foothills and
lowlands. It is also occasionally seen in vacant
lots of cities and towns.
adults are recorded from February to November The
Buckeye is apparently most common in June and
again in September.
Lava food is Plantain, Plantago lanceolata,
Monkey flower and garden snapdragon also Sedum,
Verbena prostrata.
This butterfly is becoming more scarce in lowlands
with the destruction of suitable habitats.
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Cloudless Sulphurs
are believed to be the insects for which the name "butterfly" was chosen.
They are large, solid yellow butterflies which must recolonize our area every year.
They may migrate south in order to survive the winter, returning when warm weather and larval food sources return.
Their larval food sources are in the Fabaceae family, in particular, Partridge Pea which is a weed commonly found on roadsides or disturbed sites in our area.
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White Cloud
The body of the Cabbage Butterfly is black. All
four wings are white.
The two upper wings have a
black band at the tips.
Additionally, there is a
black spot located in the center of each upper
wing.
There are also black spots on the lower
wings, located in the center of each wing, too.
The caterpillar feeds on Cabbage
The butterfly is found all throughout North
America, north into central Canada, and south into
Mexico.
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