Tiger Swallowtail
Instead of driving my car down to my cabin I have an area at the top of the hill where I park it and then I walk along a little trail down to my cabin. There was a small opening near where I park that was prone to erosion and had little vegetation. Back last fall I planted the area in crimson clover. The past couple of weeks it has been covered with insects and you can see where the deer have been bedding down in it as well. I enjoy stopping by every day and looking for new insects and seeing signs of where other wildlife has been visiting the area. I have started keeping a journal documenting what butterflies have been seen on the permaculture farm.
The main host plants for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail are the magnolia, peach, and the cherry. They prefer to feed on the nectar of legumes, sunflowers, echinachia, marigolds, zinna, and yarrow.
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