BUTTERFLY FLIGHT PERIOD CATERPILLARS FEED ADUlTS FEED
ON THESE ON NECTAR OF THESE
Two-tailed swallowtail April-August Greenash, choke- geranium
(Papilio multicaudatus) cherry thistle, milkweed
Western tiger swallowtail May-July Willow, cotton- Zinnia,
(Papilio rutulus) wood, chokecherry lilac,
butterfly bush,
thistle, milk-
weed
Black swallowtail April-Sept. Dill, parsley, butterflyweed,
(Papilio polyxenes) fennel, carrot alfalfa, thistle
Monarch June- Oct. Milkweed Cosmos, Canada
(Danaus plexippus) thistle, rabbit-
brush, etc.
Weidemeyer's Admiral June- Sept. Willow, aspen, Sap flows,
(Limenitis weidemeyerii) cottonwood snowberry, dung
Painted Lady April- Oct. Thistle, holly- Grape hyacinth
(Vanessa cardui) hock, sunflower cosmos, zinnia,
alfalfa, many
flowers
European cabbage butterfly April-Oct Broccoli, cabbage Many
(Pieris rapae) (mustard family)
Clouded sulfur April-Nov. Alfalfa, clover Alfalfa, phlox,
(Colias eurytheme) rabbitbrush,
aster, marigold
Gray hairstreak April-Oct. Wild licorice, Beeplant, sweet
(Strymon melinus) alfalfa, etc. clover
Variegated fritillary April-Oct. Various, incl. Rabbitbrush,
(Euptoieta claudia) pansy Canada thistle
Edwards fritillary June-Sept. Nuttall's violet Rabbitbrush,
(Speyeria edwardsii) gaillardia,
beeplant
Mormon fritillary July-Aug. Violets Rabbitbrush,
(Spegeria mormonia) sagebrush,
asters
Mourning cloak February-Nov. Willow, aspen, Rabbitbrush,
(Nymphalis anatiopa) cottonwood, elm milkweed, sap
Wood Nymph June-Aug. Grasses Rabbitbrush,
(Cercyonis pegala) clematis,
Canada thistle
Silver-spotted skipper May-July Wild licorice, Lilac, dogbane,
(Epargyreus clarus) locust, etc. zinnia, sweet
pea, Canada
thistle
Checkered skipper April-Oct. Mallow, holly- Verbena, dandi-
(Pyrgus communis) hock lion, Canada
thistle, aster
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Additional Information
Flowering plants for attracting butterflies
Asters Lantana (Lantana spp.)
Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidi) Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Butterfly plant (Asclepias tuberosa) Marigold (Tagetes spp.)
Bush cinguefolia (Potentilla fruticosa) Mint (Mentha spp.)
Cosmos (Cosmos spp.) Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus
nauseosus)
Daisy (Chrysanthemum spp.) Verbena (Verbena spp.)
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Zinnias