Food-Plants of 'Monarch' Butterfly Larvae

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Food-Plants of 'Monarch' Butterfly Larvae

Postby Mona Miller » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:07 am

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-B ... dy-d5.html
Food-Plants of 'Monarch' Butterfly Larvae
"Araujia sericofera Brot. (= Araujia sericifera auct.), Although 'monarch'
caterpillars are not known to occur naturally on the 'moth-catching plant'
they will readily feed on leaves of this plant when supplies of the 'swan
plant' have been eaten out."

Wonder if this plant is available in the USA and if the Monarchs use it.
Mona Miller
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