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  • From: mangodance <bmn@iglou.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pawpaws and butterflies
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 20:18:07 -0500

Volkening, Tom wrote:
> Mark, I am also in Zone 5 and have swallow tail butterflies and
> pawpaws but like Gordon I have not seen any of them near the pawpaws.
> I, however, saw a Luna moth near the pawpaws twice last year.

They don't nectar-feed on pawpaws. The larvae eat it as a foodplant. You'll only see the adult females near it when laying eggs. After they reach adulthood, they will pretty much just scatter like most butterflies.





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