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The caterpillar food plants--also called the host plants--for gulf fritillaries are members of the genus Passiflora. The adult butterflies use nectar from many flowers, including Lantana plants. The Passiflora host plants are frequently called passion vines ; in some Texan counties where this butterfly's population is high, gulf fritillaries ...
Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the official "State Native Shrub of Texas", [2] and to the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico.
Erythrostemon mexicanus, formerly Caesalpinia mexicana, [2] is a species of plant in the genus Erythrostemon, within the pea family, Fabaceae.Common names include Mexican holdback, [3] Mexican caesalpinia, and tabachín del monte. [4]
Host plants used by the caterpillar include dandelions, cabbage, cotton, walnuts, apple, tobacco, pea, potato, clovers, and maize. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The moth does not seem to be affected by any type of pyrrolizidine alkaloid present in many plant families, including the borage , legume , dogbane , and orchid families, and the tribes Senecioneae and ...
The tree is the sole source of food for the catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae), the leaves being eaten by the caterpillars. When caterpillars are numerous, infested trees may be completely defoliated. Defoliated catalpas produce new leaves readily, but with multiple generations occurring, new foliage may be consumed by subsequent broods.
Caterpillar foraging Woolly Bear. This species is a generalist feeder, consuming many plant species, including herbs and trees. [1] Based on the caterpillars' wide range of food plants, this moth could be found almost anywhere that plants grow. [8]
The caterpillar is yellow, brown or black with sparse long, soft, pale setae. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes.
Guaiacum angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas [4] in the United States and northern Mexico. [3]