Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
Large pale swallowtail with cream-white wings, black bands, and blue hindwing spots. Caterpillars feed on wild cherry and plum. Spring emerger; adults attracted to manzanita and native flowering shrubs.
Plants that support Pale Swallowtail
38 plants
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Larval Host
Anderson's Thistle
Cirsium andersonii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Larval Host
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
Larval Host
California Manroot
Marah fabacea
vine
Larval Host
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
shrub
Larval Host
Royal Larkspur
Delphinium variegatum subsp. variegatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Sugarbush
Rhus ovata
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
tree
Larval Host
Bleeding-heart
Dicentra formosa
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
perennial herb
Nectar
Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
shrub
Larval Host
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
annual
Nectar
California Spikenard
Aralia californica
perennial herb
Larval Host
California Wild Rose
Rosa californica
shrub
Larval Host
Canyon Sunflower
Venegasia carpesioides
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium decorum subsp. decorum
annual
Nectar
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
annual
Larval Host
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides
perennial herb
Nectar
Hollyleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
shrub
Larval Host
Hollyleaf cherry
Prunus ilicifolia
tree
Larval Host
Ithuriel's Spear
Triteleia laxa
geophyte
Nectar
Leopard Lily
Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum
geophyte
Larval Host
Many-flowered Brodiaea
Dichelostemma multiflorum
geophyte
Nectar
Monkeyflower (Scarlet)
Erythranthe cardinalis
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Poison Oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
shrub
Larval Host
Palmer's Live-for-ever
Dudleya palmeri
perennial herb
Larval Host
Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
vine
Nectar
Red ribbons
Clarkia concinna
annual
Larval Host
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Nectar
Splendid Mariposa Lily
Calochortus splendens
geophyte
Nectar
Sticky Monkey Flower
Diplacus aurantiacus
shrub
Nectar
Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
shrub
Larval Host
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
tree
Nectar
Western goldenrod
Euthamia occidentalis
perennial herb
Nectar
White Sage
Salvia apiana
shrub
Nectar
Woolly Blue Curls
Trichostema lanatum
shrub
Nectar