Aristolochia feeders

Prem63

Hi Everyone.

My question is about tropical butterflies that feed on Aristolochia. My 6 one year old A.tagala plants that were very growing nicely have probably died in the conservatory. This is my fault, I should have brought them into the house. A tagala does not like getting cold and it has been cloudy and raining for a month here in England.

I have A. durior and A. sempervirens. Will South -east Asian Pachliopta feed on either of these? Will South American Parides take either of these,

Any advice will be very welcome

Prem (in England)

Merlin

Hello Perm,

give it a try. South American Parides are fairly polyphagous. They sure will accept North American A. durior and probably Mediterranean sempervirens. A. grandiflora is readily available (for me), durable and an excellent host plant.

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http://www.ecoagri.com.br › ...PDF

Guía de plantas hospederas para mariposarios

Very nice book for free. It's in Spanish, but I promise you can read it.

You can try common and polyphagous South East Asian species like the Common Rose e.g. Specialist like Troides, Ornithoptera will hardly accept any other than A. tagata. It's the limiting factor under natural circumstances.

Good luck 🤞

Prem63

Hello Merlin,

Thank you for your helpful reply.

A. grandiflora is also available here, so I think I will try to get a plant.

I will have a look at the book later.

I was wanting to try the Common Rose, it has the relatively slow careful flight that will do well in a polytunnel, I think.

I am not ambitious enough to try Troides etc and I bet they eat a lot.

Best wishes

Prem

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