Papilio thoas
Common name: Thoas Swallowtail
Feeds on these plants:
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)
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)
Papilio thoas, the Thoas Swallowtail, can be found in NE,KS,OK,TX, and FL.
Favorite nectar plants include: Lantana, Pentas, Stachytarpheta, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Citrus
Citrus aurantifolia
Citrus limon
Citrus limonia
Citrus reticulata
Citrus sinensis
Esenbeckia
Esenbeckia pumila
Monnieria trifolia
Piper
Piper aduncum
Piper belemense
Piper peltatum
Piper umbellatum
Ptelea
Ruta graveolens
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum fagara
Zanthoxylum martinicense
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
CC by-sa image courtesy of
dany13
