Our Monarch Nectar Seed Collection provides nectar-rich food plants as well as two species of milkweed to support larval development.įor more details, read our post about The Best Wildflowers For Attracting Monarch Butterflies. Seed mixes abound for this popular butterfly. White Admiral adds a bright white band across both wings. Both wings with pale blue spots along wing margins. If you grow parsley, dill, or fennel you may have seen the black swallowtail caterpillar feasting on your herbs. This butterfly is a mimic of the Pipevine Swallowtail and as such looks like a miniature swallowtail, but with no tail. Above: FW black/midnight blue with small white spotsand usually a few red submarginal spotsnear tip HW mostly iridescent blue, darker toward the body. Next, look at the caterpillar of the red-spotted purple, a bird-dropping mimic that turns into a cool butterfly often seen on the forest floor.
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