Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
Large black swallowtail with yellow and blue hindwing markings. Caterpillars feed exclusively on fennel, dill, and native parsnip. Adults visit nectar flowers; presence indicates healthy Bay Area gardens.
Plants that support Anise Swallowtail
49 plants
American Cow-parsnip
Heracleum maximum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Angelica
Angelica tomentosa
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bladder Desert-parsley
Lomatium utriculatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
California Angelica
Angelica californica
perennial herb
Larval Host
California Lomatium
Lomatium californicum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast Angelica
Angelica hendersonii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coyote Mint
Monardella villosa
shrub
Nectar
Douglas' Water-hemlock
Cicuta douglasii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Fern-leaved Lomatium
Lomatium dissectum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Giant Figwort*
Adelinia grandis
perennial herb
Larval Host
Kellogg's Yampah
Perideridia kelloggii
perennial herb
Larval Host
Lyall's angelica
Angelica arguta
perennial herb
Larval Host
Ranger's Buttons
Angelica capitellata
perennial herb
Larval Host
Water parsely
Oenanthe sarmentosa
perennial herb
Larval Host
Woollyfruit Desertparsley
Lomatium dasycarpum subsp. dasycarpum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Pea 'Carouby de Maussane'
perennial herb
Nectar
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea var nigra) 'Black Knight'
perennial herb
Nectar
Alkali Seaheath
Frankenia salina
perennial herb
Nectar
Bladderpod
Cleomella arborea
perennial herb
Nectar
Blue Dips
Dichelostemma capitatum
geophyte
Nectar
Blue Field Gilia
Gilia capitata
annual
Nectar
Bush Anemone
Carpenteria californica
shrub
Nectar
California Aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
perennial herb
Nectar
California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
tree
Nectar
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
perennial herb
Nectar
California Yampah
Perideridia californica
perennial herb
Larval Host
Cleveland Sage
Salvia clevelandii
shrub
Nectar
Coast Larkspur
Delphinium hesperium subsp. hesperium
perennial herb
Larval Host
Coast Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
perennial herb
Larval Host
Cobb Mountain Lupine
Lupinus sericatus
perennial herb
Nectar
Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
annual
Larval Host
Firecracker Flower
Dichelostemma ida-maia
perennial herb
Nectar
Hansen's Larkspur
Delphinium hansenii
perennial herb
Nectar
Hybrid Dogwood
Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder'
tree
Nectar
Island Snapdragon
Gambelia speciosa
shrub
Nectar
Lavender Mint
Mint (Mentha piperita) Lavender Mint
perennial herb
Nectar
Pacific Coast Hybrid Irises
Iris 'Pacific Coast Hybrid'
perennial herb
Nectar
Pipevine
Aristolochia californica
vine
Nectar
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Foliage
Primrose Monkey Flower
Erythranthe primuloides
perennial herb
Nectar
Puget Balsamroot
Balsamorhiza deltoidea
perennial herb
Larval Host
Purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
shrub
Nectar
Shasta Snow Wreath
Neviusia cliftonii
perennial herb
Nectar
Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
annual
Nectar
Snowdrop Bush
Styrax redivivus
perennial herb
Larval Host
St. Catherine's Lace
Eriogonum giganteum
perennial herb
Nectar
White Monkeyflower
Diplacus bifidus 'White'
perennial herb
Nectar
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata
shrub
Nectar