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Q.Passiflora Belotii, Will It Host My Bflys Zebra Long Wing And Fritillary?

Zone 33068 | Anonymous added on May 13, 2021 | Answered

It is a recently purchased plant 1 month. I see the gulfs laying eggs but the Baby cats don’t survive

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on May 14, 2021

Do the baby caterpillars not eat the plant? I understand they won't if it isn't the right plant. Or do they just disappear as if eaten by a predator? It may not like that cultivar of passiflora. I read it is not native.

Here is info about passiflora species:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/passion-flower-varieties.htm
Here's an article about passion flowers and their associated butterflies. it mentions passiflora incarnata.
https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/baker/docs/pdf/horticulture/demonstration-gardens/Passionflower-Vine-and-Florida-Butterflies.pdf

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