Tiger Swallowtail Host Plant
Tiger Swallowtail Host Plant. The eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillar begins its life as an egg laid on a host plant, most commonly deciduous trees and shrubs like lilac, willow, birch, ash, wild cherry, basswood, and tulip poplars. The Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) with its' yellow and black stripes, looks like a tiger. Their host plant list is very similar, but adds quaking aspen. This video is pretty different than my usual.
It is easy to spot them and identify them because of there size and colors. A wide variety of these special plants are readily available throughout North America. The butterflies flock to the nectar of tubular flowers such as.
So, let's turn this rant into a teaching moment.
It is one of the most widely known butterfly in eastern United States.
The Western Tiger Swallowtail are butterflies that belong to the popular 'swallowtail' group that is well-known for their vibrant coloration and characteristic triangular wings. The butterflies flock to the nectar of tubular flowers such as. The Eastern tiger Swallowtail is a species of swallowtail butterfly that is naive to North America, and known by the scientific name Papilio glaucus.