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Help with butterfly ID
Hiya.
The butterfly section in the Audubon's Insect Guide fails me again and I don't know enough to Google... This is a black and white butterfly with regular top wings and long lower wings. It flits and moves much faster than swallowtails. Anyone know what it is and what it eats? I want to see MORE! Has anyone else noticed that the swallowtails are voracious this year? They have wiped out almost all of my dill and parsley already! I'm afraid they'll stop laying eggs if there's not enough food! Thanks all., Jeny |
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Help with butterfly ID
Jeny,
Try using the Advanced Search function at e-nature's Butterfly page: http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Butterflies.asp And don't forget to keep us posted! Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Raleighgirl" wrote in message .com... Hiya. The butterfly section in the Audubon's Insect Guide fails me again and I don't know enough to Google... This is a black and white butterfly with regular top wings and long lower wings. It flits and moves much faster than swallowtails. Anyone know what it is and what it eats? I want to see MORE! Has anyone else noticed that the swallowtails are voracious this year? They have wiped out almost all of my dill and parsley already! I'm afraid they'll stop laying eggs if there's not enough food! Thanks all., Jeny |
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Help with butterfly ID
Raleighgirl wrote:
The butterfly section in the Audubon's Insect Guide fails me again and I don't know enough to Google... This is a black and white butterfly with regular top wings and long lower wings. It flits and moves much faster than swallowtails. Anyone know what it is and what it eats? I want to see MORE! Sounds like a Zebra Swallowtail -- is this it? http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/pix/zebraswt.html Their host plant is Common Pawpaw http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/astr.html which occurs in wet forests, but you can find Zebra Swallowtails zipping through areas far from the nearest Pawpaw patch. They may also sometimes use Dwarf Pawpaw, which occurs in drier habitats. http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/aspa.html Will |
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Help with butterfly ID
"Anne Lurie" wrote in message .com... | Jeny, | | Try using the Advanced Search function at e-nature's Butterfly page: | http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Butterflies.asp | | And don't forget to keep us posted! | | Anne Lurie | NE Raleigh | Yep, I'd looked at that site + Will Cook's + 2 sites from Will's web links. It's difficult because I have no idea what type of butterfly it is... o well, guess I'll have to wait until someone else knows. Thanks y'all. Jw | | | "Raleighgirl" wrote in message | .com... | Hiya. | The butterfly section in the Audubon's Insect Guide fails me | again and I don't know enough to Google... This is a black and | white butterfly with regular top wings and long lower wings. It | flits and moves much faster than swallowtails. Anyone know what | it is and what it eats? I want to see MORE! | Has anyone else noticed that the swallowtails are voracious this | year? They have wiped out almost all of my dill and parsley | already! I'm afraid they'll stop laying eggs if there's not | enough food! | Thanks all., | Jeny | | | | |
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