Comments on: What Did Black Swallowtails Eat Before we Brought In Parsley, Dill, and Queen Anne’s Lace?

By: Identifying Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden

Identifying Swallowtails in the Wildlife Garden — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:32:06 +0000

[...] The Black Swallowtail lays its eggs on parsley, fennel, dill or rue. The bright green striped larva eventaully develops into yet another black butterfly! The male has a yellow band of color along the margins of his wings while the female has a row of yellow spots and a small band of blue on the hindwings. [...]

By: A Tale of Two Plants « botanyrambles

A Tale of Two Plants « botanyrambles — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:59:17 +0000

[...] Fennel self-seeds readliy so best to deadhead..also probably best to plant native Apiacea if you can, see: Hosts for Black Swallowtail http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/what-did-black-swallowtails-eat-before-we-brought-in-parsley-dill-... [...]

By: bec

bec — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:34:15 +0000

Is it possible that the black swallowtail came over with some specimens of the introduced species?

By: What Caterpillar is Black and White, Eats Carrots

What Caterpillar is Black and White, Eats Carrots — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:57:47 +0000

[...] I realized a while ago that all of the plants on the above list were brought to this country by the European settlers, so I got to wondering what Black Swallowtail caterpillars ate before we brought those plants here. [...]

By: Carole Brown

Carole Brown — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:15:47 +0000

Yes Ellen, they are Milkweed Tussock Moths. Kylee showed them off on twitter last night. It's so amazing just how many critters can eat milkweed!