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The zebra swallowtail caterpillar feeds on species within the genus Asimina and was found to accept, oviposit and grow on leaves of the tropical soursop- Annona muricata in 1998. Commonly used species include Asimina angustifolia (slimleaf pawpaw), A. incana (woolly pawpaw), A. parviflora (smallflower pawpaw), A. reticulata (netted pawpaw), A ...
Pawpaw leaves and twigs are seldom consumed by rabbits or deer. [26] The leaves, twigs, and bark of the common pawpaw tree contain natural insecticides known as acetogenins. [27] Larvae of the zebra swallowtail butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants. [28]
In Michigan, the Paw Paw River is named for the pawpaw trees that grew along its banks. Paw Paw Lake and Little Paw Paw Lake are both tributaries to the river. The town of Paw Paw, Michigan, is located at the junction of two branches of the Paw Paw River. The Paw Paw Railroad (1857–1887) operated a 4-mile (6.4-km) rail line between Lawton and ...
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The pawpaw is about as low-maintenance as a fruit tree could be. Select a sunny to partly sunny spot that offers some wind protection, and plant it in well-draining, slightly acidic soil with a pH ...
Eurytides philolaus, the dark zebra swallowtail or dark kite-swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from southern Texas to northern South America. [2] The wingspan is 90–95 mm.
Eurytides epidaus (E. Doubleday, 1846), Mexican kite-swallowtail - Mexico (Yucatan); Honduras Eurytides agesilaus (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835) - Mexico to Bolivia & Paraguay Eurytides × oberthueri Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 - Mexico, Honduras Theoretically a natural hydrid between E. agesilaus and E. philolaus .
The pawpaw tree tends to grow in groups along creeks, under the shade of larger trees. Each can reach up to 30 feet tall. A giveaway that you have a pawpaw tree is finding a green fruit under a 15 ...