black swallowtail Ventral view - female
is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma, Michigan, and New Jersey. The species is named after the figure in Greek mythology, Polyxena, who was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy. Its caterpillar is called the parsley worm because the caterpillar feeds on parsley.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_polyxenes#Behavior
Bidens alba, which belongs to the family Asteraceae, is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles. Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. This plant is found in tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Asia, South America, and Africa.
B. alba leaves are edible and can be used as medicinal remedies.
black swallowtail Ventral view - female
is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma, Michigan, and New Jersey. The species is named after the figure in Greek mythology, Polyxena, who was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy. Its caterpillar is called the parsley worm because the caterpillar feeds on parsley.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_polyxenes#Behavior
Bidens alba, which belongs to the family Asteraceae, is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles. Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. This plant is found in tropical and subtropical regions of North America, Asia, South America, and Africa.
B. alba leaves are edible and can be used as medicinal remedies.