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Danaus eresimus

Common name: Soldier

Feeds on these plants:

Acacia aneura

Acacia baileyana

Acacia caffra

Acacia cardiophylla

Acacia cognata

Acacia craspedocarpa

Acacia cultriformis

Acacia dealbata

Acacia decora

Acacia drummondii

Acacia farnesiana

Acacia greggii

Acacia iteaphylla

Acacia linifolia

Acacia longifolia

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia pendula

Acacia podalyriifolia

Acacia pravissima

Acacia redolens

Acacia retinodes

Acacia saligna

Acacia stenophylla

Acacia verticillata

Acacia vestita

Ageratum conyzoides

Ageratum houstonianum
(sold as Hawaii Blue)

Asclepias angustifolia

Asclepias asperula

Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)

Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)

Asclepias fascicularis

Asclepias hallii

Asclepias incarnata

Asclepias perennis

Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias quadrifolia

Asclepias speciosa

Asclepias subulata

Asclepias syriaca

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias viridiflora

Bidens alba

Bidens artistosa

Bidens ferulifolia

Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)

Bidens pilosa

Bidens polylepis

Chromolaena odorata

Cosmos atrosanguineus

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos sulphureus

Cosmos
(sold as Cosmic yellow)

Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’

Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)

Heliotropium curassavicum

Heliotropium curassavicumi

Heliotropium indicum

Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)

Lantana hirta

Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)

Lantana involucrata

Lantana montevidensis

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)

Lantana ‘Silver Mound’

Pentas species

Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata ‘Alba’

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Senecio flaccidus v douglasii

Danaus eresimus, the Soldier, can be found in AZ,NM,TX,UT,WY, and FL.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Ageratum, Asclepias, Bidens, Lantana, and Pentas
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

Host plants:
Asclepias curassavica
Calotropis procera
Cynanchum racemosum unifarium
Cynanchum undulatum
Sarcostemma clausum
Spigelia anthelmia

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