How to Attract Certain Butterfly Species

By Letitia L. Star
Published on June 27, 2008
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Clouded Sulphur
Clouded Sulphur
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Monarch
Monarch
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Painted Lady
Painted Lady
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Red-Spotted Purple
Red-Spotted Purple
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Red Admiral
Red Admiral
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Viceroy
Viceroy
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Zebra Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail

With the right host plants to feast on, they will come. Butterflies can be
fairly picky when it comes to the larval host plants that voracious
caterpillars enjoy chomping. “Usually it’s important to have the right host
plant in your garden if you’re trying to attract a particular butterfly
species,” says Tim Pollak, butterfly gardening expert at the ChicagoBotanic Garden.
According to the Butterfly House and Monarch Watch, these butterflies prefer to

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