Flowering Plants Visited
by Papilio polyxenes
asterias
Papilio polyxenes asterias Stoll: Papilionidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, and Hilty; this butterfly is the Black Swallowtail)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias sullivanti [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias tuberosa [plpr] [plup] (Rb, H); Asteraceae: Aster novae-angliae sn (Gr), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium altissimum sn (Gr), Cirsium discolor sn (Rb, H), Cirsium vuglare sn (Rb, Gr), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb), Helianthus giganteus sn (Gr), Krigia biflora sn (Rb), Liatris pycnostachya sn (Rb), Vernonia fasciculata sn (Rb); Boraginaceae: Lithospermum canescens sn (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia cardinalis sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Silene regia sn (H); Fabaceae: Astragalus crassicarpus trichocalyx sn np (Rb); Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Monarda fistulosa sn fq (Rb), Scutellaria ovata bracteata sn np (Rb); Liliaceae: Lilium philadelphicum sn (Gr); Polemoniaceae: Phlox divaricata laphamii sn (Rb), Phlox glaberrima sn (Rb), Phlox pilosa sn (Rb); Ranunculaceae: Delphinium tricorne sn np (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Penstemon hirsutus sn np (Rb)