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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Butterfly Size: 4 – 6 1/4 inches

Habitats: Many locales including rocky and sandy hillsides near streams or gullies in the north; pine flats, towns, and citrus groves in the south.

Plants for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

HOST PLANTS

Trees and herbs of the citrus family (Rutaceae) including:

  • Citrus species
  • prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)
  • hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata)
  • Common Rue (Ruta graveolens).

FOOD PLANTS

Nectaring plants:

  • lantana
  • azalea
  • bougainvilla
  • bouncing Bet
  • dame’s rocket
  • goldenrod
  • Japanese honeysuckle
  • swamp milkweed.
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Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership promotes and enhances the economic and environmental health of Mississippi’s Lower Delta.

We provide educational workshops and cultural programs; community and youth activities; encourage heritage, cultural, and nature tourism in our region; and act as an advocate for the South Delta.

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