Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus
Photo credit: Megan McCarty
Caterpillar host plant: Paw-paw (Asmina triloba) Adult food plants: Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.), Blackberry (Rubus sp.), Lilac (Syringa sp.), Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Verbena sp., Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), and Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Identification: Black and white stripes running length-wise along wings and body; long tail streamers Abundance: Fairly common, usually only in spring and early summer. (The Zebra Swallowtail is more abundant in the coves than atop the plateau)
The practice of eating insects is called “entomophagy�.
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