Battus polydamas
Common name: Gold-rim 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'
Callistemon citrinus
(sold as Little John)
Callistemon
(sold as Cane's Hybrid)
Dianthus caryophyllus
(sold as Cinnamon Red Hots)
Dianthus hybrid
(sold as Spangled Star)
Dianthus
(sold as Raspberrry Parfait)
Dianthus
(sold as Telstar Crimson)
Dianthus
(sold as Telstar Purple)
Dianthus
(sold as x Raspberry Swirl)
Duranta erecta
(sold as Variegata)
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)
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)
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)
Battus polydamas, the Gold-rim Swallowtail, can be found in CA,AZ,NM,TX,FL,LA,AR,GA,MO, and KS.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Buddleja, Lantana, Pentas, Salvia, Stachytarpheta, and Tithonia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Aristolochia brasiliensis, elegans, fimbriata, littoralis, macrophylla, macroura, pentandra, ringens, rumicifolia, serpentaria, triangularis, trilobata
Aristolochia
Citrus
