Papilio troilus
Common name: Spicebush Swallowtail
Feeds on these plants:
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’
Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)
Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Coreopsis grandiflora hogg ex sweet
Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’
Coreopsis lanceolata
(sold as Tequila Sunrise)
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’
Coreopsis
(sold as Limerock Passion)
Ipomoea purpurea
(sold as Tickle Me Pink)
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
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)
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Autumn Colors’
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Becky Series)
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Cordoba)
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)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Coral)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Magellan Yellow)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Oklahoma Scarlet)
Zinnia elegans
(sold as Sizzle Cherry & Ivory)
Zinnia
(sold as Crystal White)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland Mix)
Zinnia
(sold as Dreamland scarlet)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Apricot)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Cherry)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion Orange)
Zinnia
(sold as Profusion White)
Papilio troilus, the Spicebush Swallowtail, can be found in NE,KS,OK,TX,IA,LA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,WV,TN,KY,MN,IL,IN,MI,OH,PA,NY,CT,RI,MA,VT,NH, and ME.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias, Buddleja, Carduus, Cephalanthus, Cirsium, Lantana, Liatris, Lobelia, Pentas, Salvia, Tithonia, Verbena, and Zinnia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Cercis canadensis
Cinnamomum camphora
Lindera
Lindera benzoin
Lindera melissifolia
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Persea
Persea borbonia
Photinia arbutifolia
Prunus persica
Prunus serotina
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Syringa vulgaris
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum americanum
PD image courtesy of
Perlick Laura, USFWS
