Kentucky plants. Plants by wildlife.

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

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Caterpillar host plants

County

2 native plants in Kentucky

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Tree
Northern Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Shrub

Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261

Also on these plants

Promethea Moth 2 of these plants
Imperial Moth 1 of these plants
Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
Wood Thrush 1 of these plants

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