Virginia plants. Wildlife of Virginia.

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Spicebush Swallowtail — Greg Hume · CC BY-SA 3.0 · File:Spicebush02.jpg

Caterpillar host plants

Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants; adults drink nectar from many flowers. Caterpillars also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

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3 native plants in Virginia

Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
Tree
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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