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West Virginia plants. Wildlife of West Virginia.

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Black Swallowtail
D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · File:Black_Swallowtail,_male,_Ottawa.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

11 native plants in West Virginia

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

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