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Name
|
Range
|
Larval
Food
|
Adult
Food
|
Season
|
Habits |
Buckeye
|
Southern
U.S., Northern U.S., in summer |
Snapdragon
relatives, plantain, verbena |
Daisy
family, mint, plantain |
March
through October most regions, all year deep South |
Lawns
where plantain is growing |
Comma
|
East
of Great Plains |
Hops,
nettles, elms |
Butterfly
bush, daisy, dandelion, sedum |
Spring
to Fall |
Open
woodlands, roadsides |
Common
Hairstreak
|
Entire
U.S. |
Legumes,
mallows, clover, vetch |
Sweet
clover, mint, goldenrod, Queen Anne's lace, milkweed |
April
to October |
Open
meadows,
fields |
Common
Sulfer
|
Entire
U.S. north of Florida |
Legumes,
vetch, lupines |
Clover,
goldenrod, milkweed, phlox |
Early
Spring to late Fall |
Vegetable
gardens, lawns, fields, meadows |
Great
Spangled Fritillary
|
Entire
U.S. except Florida |
Violets |
Monarda,
vetch, verbena, mountain laurel |
June
to September |
Open
woodlands, meadows |
Monarch
|
All
of U.S. except Northwest corner |
Milkweed |
Milkweed,
cosmos, lilac, lantana, mint, goldenrod, mallow |
Spring
to Fall |
Open
woodlands, meadows, gardens |
Mourning
Cloak
|
Entire
U.S. |
Willow,
elm, poplar, birch, hackberry |
Fruit
juice, pussy willow, butterfly bush, butterfly weed |
Year-round |
Open
woodlands, stream banks |
Painted
Lady
|
Entire
U.S. |
Aster
relatives, mallows, borage |
Bee
balm, mint, butterfly bush, scabiosa, sedum |
May
to October in the North, year-round in the South |
Meadows,
fields, deserts |
Pearly
Cescent-spot |
East
of the Rockies |
Aster
relatives |
White
clover geranium, mint, butterfly weed |
April
to November, year-round deep South |
Meadows |
Pipevine
Swallowtail |
Most
of U.S. |
Pipevine |
Thistle,
lilac, bee balm, phlox, butterfly bush, milkweed |
January
to November |
Clearings,
roadsides, meadows |
Question
Mark |
East
of the Rockies |
Nettle,
hops, elm, hackberry |
Fruit
juice, aster, milkweed, sweet pepperbush |
Spring
through Fall |
Open
woodlands, roadsides |
Red
Admiral |
Entire
U.S. |
Nettle
and hops |
Fruit
juice, sedum, butterfly bush, hebe, mint, candytuft |
April
through October, year-round deep South |
Open
woods, gardens, parks, forest edges |
Red-Spotted
Purple |
East
of Rockies and Arizona |
Willow,
poplar, cherry, oak, hornbeam |
Fruit
juice, viburnum, spirea, lilac, privet, sweet pepperbush |
March
to October |
Woodland
margins, stream banks, meadows |
Spring
Azure |
Entire
U.S. |
Dogwood,
blueberry, viburnum, cherry |
Privet,
lilac, holly, milkwood, willow, spicebush, violet, cherry,
dandelion |
January
to October, depending on the region |
Freshwater
marshes, fields, forest edges, parks |
Spicebush
Swallowtail |
East
of the Rockies |
Spicebush,
tulip tree, sweet bay |
Honeysuckle,
thistle, milkweed, clover, lantana, sweet pepperbush, mimosa |
April
to October |
Woodlands,
meadows, pine barrens |
Tiger
Swallowtail |
East
of the Rockies |
Cottonwood,
willow, spicebush, birch, aspen |
Honeysuckle,
thistle, milkweed, clover, lantana, sweet pepperbush, mimosa |
April
to October |
Woodlands,
meadows, pine barrens |
Tortoise-Shell |
Most
of the Northern U.S. |
Nettles |
Fruit
juice, daisy, aster, goldenrod, ageratum |
March
to November |
Fields,
forest edges |
White-Admiral |
Northeastern
U.S. and Canada |
Birch,
aspen, willow, basswood, hornbeam, poplar |
Fruit
juice, wide range of flowers |
June
through August |
Open
fields, forest edges, gardens, parks |
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