This Indian culinary essential serves as a host plant for swallowtail butterflies, providing eggs to lay, leaves for larvae to feed on, and space for pupa formation.
Commonly grown as a house plant, Oleander attracts butterflies like Daphinis moth and common crow butterfly, with its leaves serving as preferred food for their larvae.
This tree attracts butterflies like sulphur and Silverline butterflies with its flowers, while its leaves provide food for larvae and nectar for Black Rajah butterflies.
Citrus plants are feeding grounds for butterfly larvae, especially those of swallowtail butterflies, making them a valuable addition to butterfly gardens.
Essential for monarch butterflies, milkweed serves as their only host plant, attracting them with its flowers and providing food for their larvae.
These vining plants attract birds and butterflies for nectar and serve as a host for larvae of butterflies like Heliconius sp. and Tawny coaster.
With its red and orange flowers, Ashoka trees are favorites among butterflies, while their foliage serves as food for larvae of Tailed jay butterflies.
This vining plant with heart-shaped leaves and unique marble violet-colored flowers attracts butterflies like Crimson Rose, Southern Birdwing.