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Butterflies only eat nectar,the caterpillars all have their favorite plants to eat.Here is a list of who eat's what :) |
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Buckeye Butterfly |
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Caterpillar:snapdragon |
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Adults: aster, milkweed chickory, coreopsis |
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Comma |
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Caterpillar: nettle, elm |
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Adults: rotting fruit & sap, butterfly bush, dandelion |
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Great Swallowtail |
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Caterpillar: citrus trees, prickly ash |
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Adults: lantana, Japanese honeysuckle, milkweed, lilac, goldenrod, azalea |
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Great Spangled Fritillary |
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Caterpillar: violet |
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Adults: ironweed, milkweed, black-eyed susan, verbena |
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Monarch |
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Caterpillar: milkweed |
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Adults: milkweed, butterfly bush, goldenrod, thistle, ironweed, mints |
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Mourning Cloak |
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Caterpillar: willow, elm, poplar, aspen, birch, hackberry |
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Adults: rotting fuit & sap, butterfly bush, milkweed, shasta daisy |
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Painted Lady |
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Caterpillar: daisy, hollyhock |
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Adults: goldenrod, aster, zinnia, butterfly bush, milkweed |
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Red Admiral |
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Caterpillar: nettle |
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Adults: rotting fruit and sap, daisy, aster, goldenrod, butterfly bush, |
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milkweed |
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Tiger Swallowtail |
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Caterpillar: cherry, ash, birch, tulip tree, lilac |
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Adults: butterfly bush, milkweed, Japanese honeysuckle, phlox, lilac, ironweed |
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Viceroy |
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Caterpillar: willow, poplar, apple |
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Adults: rotting fruit, sap, aster, goldenrod, milkweed |
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These are some plants that most Butterfies like ;) |
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They can be found a most garden shops |
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A couple of online places I've bought seeds from |
