Eastern Black Swallowtail Teardrop Pendant Necklace sterling silver The larvae feed on Chokecherry

The larvae feed on Chokecherry

It occupies mountain meadows and foothills where  the caterpillar host plants are common

and we will seal them into epoxy and set with a butterfly wing in a gorgeous locket

The last brood overwinters as a cocoon

Papilio machaon oregonius

Eastern Black Swallowtail Teardrop Pendant Necklace sterling silver The larvae feed on ChokecherryEastern Black Swallowtail Teardrop Necklace Papilio polyxenes Flying in east of the Rocky Mountains in North America, this lovely species feeds on carrot and parsley family plants. It's so common in some areas, that unwitting buyers of parsley and fennel plants at local garden centers often come home with caterpillars of this species on their plants (yay butterfly caterpillars!). Item Details: One gorgeous real Eastern Black Swallowtail hindwing