Scotts Bluff National Monument Butterfly Guide 🦋
This ID guide can be used to help you or others ID butterflies that are found in Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska state (U.S.)
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Wingspan: 3 1/2 - 5 inches (9 - 12.7 cm)
Host plants: Leaves of ash (Fraxinus), hop tree (Ptelea), and chokecherry (Prunus).
Overwintering stage: pupae
Mate-Location system: patrolling
Flight: One flight May to mid-August in North, most of year in South.
Eastern Black Swallowtail
Host plants: species of parsley family (Apiaceae) including Queen Anne's Lace, carrot, celery and dill. Sometimes plants in citrus family (Rutaceae) are preferred.
Adult food: Nectar from flowers including red clover, milkweed, and thistles.
Overwintering stage: chrysalis
Mate-Location system: perching and patrolling
Flight:
