Mariposa cola de golondrina negra
Papilio polyxenes
Mariposa
Mariposa cola de golondrina del este de América del Norte cuyas larvas se alimentan exclusivamente de plantas de la familia de las zanahorias (Apiaceae) - perejil, eneldo, hinojo, follaje de zanahoria y anémona de la ruda silvestre - además de algunas Rutaceae. El «gusano del perejil» es el descubrimiento de jardín por excelencia que introduce a las personas en la ecología de las plantas huésped especializadas: una sola siembra de una pequeña hierba puede albergar una población residente durante varios años. Las hembras adultas son más oscuras que los machos e imitan a la mariposa aristoloquia (cola de golondrina de la aristoloquia), que es tóxica; ambos sexos liban en una amplia variedad de flores nativas y ornamentales.
Plan para esta especie
Conjunto de plantas aptas para Chicago, IL: primero plantas hospedantes y especialistas, luego plantas de néctar, fruto, semilla, follaje y refugio que también encajan con la lectura climática actual y de mediados de siglo.
6 relaciones esenciales / 0 plantas de apoyo
Enlaces hospedador/especialista: 6
Enlaces forraje/polinización: 0
Enlaces de refugio: 0
Roles de relación: 1
Zanahoria
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Apiaceae specialist - carrot foliage is among the canonical garden hosts for black swallowtail.
Perejil
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Apiaceae specialist - parsley is the canonical garden host for black swallowtail caterpillars.
Eneldo
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Dill is a larval host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly - both the Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder and the NC State Plant Toolbox name it specifically as a larval host. The caterpillars feed on the lacy foliage of dill and other carrot-family plants before pupating into swallowtails.
Hinojo
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Fennel is a larval host plant for swallowtail butterflies - the caterpillars chew on the foliage and morph into swallowtails (Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder; NC State Plant Toolbox). The black swallowtail is the classic Apiaceae-feeding swallowtail whose larvae feed on fennel and other carrot-family plants.
Zanahoria dorada de pradera
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder names golden alexanders as a food plant for the larvae of the black swallowtail (and Ozark swallowtail) butterflies; the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center lists Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) as a larval host use.
Cilantro
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
Black swallowtail caterpillars host on members of the carrot family (Apiaceae) including dill, fennel, parsley, and carrot; cilantro is the same family and is a plausible occasional larval host when allowed to flower, though it is far less documented than the core Apiaceae hosts.
Plantas en el catálogo
Plantas hospedantes de larvas · 8
Apiaceae specialist - carrot foliage is among the canonical garden hosts for black swallowtail.
Apiaceae specialist - parsley is the canonical garden host for black swallowtail caterpillars.
Celery is a carrot-family (Apiaceae) plant, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension documents that black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillars feed on cultivated dill, parsley, fennel, celery, caraway, and carrot in backyard gardens - where the caterpillar can even be considered a pest.
Black swallowtail caterpillars host on carrot-family plants (Apiaceae) including dill, fennel, parsley, and carrot; chervil is the same family and is a plausible occasional larval host when left to flower, though far less documented than the core Apiaceae hosts.
Black swallowtail caterpillars host on members of the carrot family (Apiaceae) including dill, fennel, parsley, and carrot; cilantro is the same family and is a plausible occasional larval host when allowed to flower, though it is far less documented than the core Apiaceae hosts.
Dill is a larval host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly - both the Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder and the NC State Plant Toolbox name it specifically as a larval host. The caterpillars feed on the lacy foliage of dill and other carrot-family plants before pupating into swallowtails.
Fennel is a larval host plant for swallowtail butterflies - the caterpillars chew on the foliage and morph into swallowtails (Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder; NC State Plant Toolbox). The black swallowtail is the classic Apiaceae-feeding swallowtail whose larvae feed on fennel and other carrot-family plants.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder names golden alexanders as a food plant for the larvae of the black swallowtail (and Ozark swallowtail) butterflies; the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center lists Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) as a larval host use.
Plantas de néctar · 1
Missouri Botanical Garden and NC State Extension both list Calendula officinalis as attracting butterflies; the showy open composite flowerheads offer accessible nectar to butterflies such as swallowtails, though the sources name only the butterfly category rather than this species.
Distribución
Este y centro de los Estados Unidos; desde el sur de Canadá hasta el norte de México.
Fuentes y citas
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Plotwright. (n.d.). Mariposa cola de golondrina negra (Papilio polyxenes). Retrieved 2026, August 20, from https://plotwright.com/wildlife/black-swallowtail
Fuentes utilizadas para este registro
Este registro se elaboró a partir de las fuentes de abajo.
BAMONA: Black swallowtail
Species profile for range, adult nectar use, and Apiaceae/Rutaceae larval hosts.
MDC Field Guide: Black swallowtail
State agency species account used for identification detail, larval and adult food, and life-cycle timing. Missouri-scoped, so it is not cited for continental range.
Wikipedia: Papilio polyxenes
Corroborating reference for parsley-worm garden hosts, mimicry, and lifecycle context.
GBIF: Papilio polyxenes
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy accepts Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 as a species, matched exactly.
iNaturalist: Papilio polyxenes
iNaturalist taxon 58523 is the active species Papilio polyxenes, giving crowd-sourced observation range data.