Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes butterfly / moth

Reaches the prairies; larvae on native umbellifers.

10 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Blue ColumbineAquilegia brevistylawildflower · June–JulyBoreal YarrowAchillea borealiswildflower · June-AugustFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGround PlumAstragalus crassicarpuswildflower · May-JuneJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–July