Papilio palamedes
Common name: Palamedes Swallowtail
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Ipomoea purpurea
(sold as Tickle Me Pink)
Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’
Lobelia erinus
(sold as Blue Splash)
Lobelia hybrid ‘Compliment Deep Red’
Lobelia hybrid
(sold as Laguna Pink)
Lobelia x speciosa
(sold as Fan Deep Red)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes Swallowtail, can be found in TX,OK,MO,AR,NE,LA,MS,AL,TN,MO,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,MD,PA,NJ,NY, and ME.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias, Cirsium, Lobelia and Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Cinnamomum camphora
Lindera benzoin
Lindera melissifolia
Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia virginiana
Persea
Persea americana
Persea borbonia
Persea palustris
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum molle
