The Swallowtail -- A Beautiful Butterfly
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Article by: Christi Vega Swallowtail Butterflies Swallowtail butterflies are some of the most beautiful , Become an Urban Farmer and Start Growing Pot- butterflies found anywhere. The North American species are large, brightly colored butterflies with tailed, rear wings. There are more than 600 species worldwide , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui with only about 30 of those living in North America. They have wingspans of 2 to 5 ½ inches long. Most swallowtails belong to four general subgroups. These groups are the Black Swallowtails ( Papilio spp.), Giant Swallowtails ( Heraclides spp.), Tiger Swallowtails (Pterourus spp.), and Pipevine Swallowtails ( Battus spp.). The Zebra Swallowtails belong to another group, Eurytides. The Black Swallowtails are black with yellow spots or broad yellow bands. Their caterpillars usually feed on plants , Arborvitae - A Mult-Use in the carrot family such as Queen Anne's lace, parsley, or cow parsnip. North American members of this family include Eastern Black, Desert, Short-tailed, Western Black, Oregon, and Anise. Giant Swallowtails are brown and yellow in color. , Gardening with annuals Their caterpillars prefer citrus plants , Roses Are Red, Violets Are Dead: Taking Care of Cut Flowers and trees, , "Forget Everything You've Ever Read About Water Heating..." torchwood, prickly ash, and pepper plants, , One of The Best Arborvitae Grown In North America you can find Thoas, Giant or Orange Dog, Schaus', and Ruby-spotted members of this group. The Tiger Swallowtails are colored just as their name suggests, yellow with black stripes. You will find their caterpillars feeding on deciduous trees. , Roses Are Red, Violets Are Dead: Taking Care of Cut Flowers They probably have the greatest variety of host plants, , Roses Are Red, Violets Are Dead: Taking Care of Cut Flowers but their favorites include willow, cottonwood, birch, ash, poplar, sycamore and cherry trees. , Roses Are Red, Violets Are Dead: Taking Care of Cut Flowers The Tiger, Western Tiger, Two-tailed Tiger, Pale Tiger, Spicebush or Green , Black Roses - Fact or Fiction Cloud, and Palamedes all live in North America. Pipevine Swallowtails are usually blackish in color. , Some Practical Ideas For Designing You Own Landscape Their caterpillars eat pipe vines, aristolochias, which are woody vines with sharp smelling roots. , Rock Gardens … A Different Kind of Garden This food , Planting White Pine Seedlings makes most of these butterflies not very tasty to most predators. North American species include the Blue , Composting the Easy Way Swallowtail and the Gold Rim. Zebra Swallowtails are aptly named for their color, , A New Model for High School Curriculum which resembles that of a zebra, white , Growing Occidentalis -American Arborvitae in Quakertown Pa with black stripes. There are only two members of this group in North America the Zebra and the Dark Zebra Swallowtail. You'll find their caterpillars on pawpaws and other members of the Asimina species. Because of this very specialized host plant, , Tulip Care the Zebra numbers have dropped rapidly in recent years. Have you seen a swallowtail recently? About the author: Christi Vega is the author of "The Joy and Serenity of Creating A Butterfly Garden". Go to http://www.abutterflygarden.comto learn how you can create a beautiful garden , Bare Root Roses, what to look for when buying that attracts these marvel winged creatures to your home. , Curtains, Windows and Feng Shui You may reprint this article in its entirety as long as the resource box is included. |
  
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