BUTTERFLY-ATTRACTING PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN

Conservation status
Alien Alien Alien Alien Troides helena cerberus (Common Birdwing); Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris (Common Rose)

Species
Adenanthera pavonina Annona muricata Antigonon leptopus Antigonon leptopus 'Album'

Family
Fabaceae Annonaceae Polygonaceae Polygonaceae

Habit
Tree Tree Climber Climber

Known associated butterfly species

Polyura hebe plautus Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Green Jay)

Host Plant (for caterpillars)

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Nectaring Plant (for adult butterflies)

Birdattracting

Aristolochia acuminata

Aristolochiaceae

Climber

Alien

Aristolochia ringens Aristolochia tagala Asclepias currasavica

Aristolochiaceae Aristolochiaceae Asclepiadaceae

Climber Climber Shrub

Alien Alien Alien Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger) Hypolimnas bolina bolina (Great Eggfly); Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy); Doleschallia bisaltide australis (Autumn Leaf); Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggfly) +

Asystasia gangetica Asystasia intrusa

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae

Shrub Shrub

Alien Alien

Bauhinia bidentata

Fabaceae

Climber

Alien

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Species
Bridelia tomentosa Brownea coccinea Brownea grandiceps Brownea rosa-de-monte Buddleja asiatica Buddleja davidii Caesalpinia pulcherrima Calotropis gigantea Cassia fistula Cassia mimosoides
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Family
Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Buddlejaceae Buddlejaceae Fabaceae Asclepiadaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Lauraceae Rutaceae Rutaceae Ranunculaceae

Habit
Shrubby tree Shrubby tree Shrubby tree Shrubby tree Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Tree Shrub Tree Tree Tree

Conservation status
Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Critically endangered Common Alien Alien

Known associated butterfly species

Host Plant (for caterpillars)

Nectaring Plant (for adult butterflies)

Birdattracting

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Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow) Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger) Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit); Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)

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Castanopsis inermis Cinnamomum iners

Citrus maxima Citrus spp. Clematis aristata

Chilasa clytia clytia (Common Mime); Graphium sarpedon luctiatus (Common Bluebottle) Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon) Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)

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Climber

Alien

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Species

Family

Habit

Conservation status

Known associated butterfly species

Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross); Pieris canidia malayana (Cabbage White); Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)

Host Plant (for caterpillars)

Nectaring Plant (for adult butterflies)

Birdattracting

Cleome rutidosperma * Clerodendrum inerme Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' Clerodendrum wallichii Cordia cylindristachya Crotalaria anagyroides Crotalaria mucronata * Crotalaria retusa Curcuma longa Dendropthoe pentandra Dendropthoe spp. Duranta erecta
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Capparaceae Lamiaceae Labiatae Labiatae Boraginaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Zingiberaceae Loranthaceae Loranthaceae Verbenaceae Loganiaceae Rubiaceae Rubiaceae

Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Parasitic shrub Parasitic shrub Shrub Tree Shrub Shrub

Alien Common Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Common Alien Alien Alien Alien Common Alien Alien Alien

Lampides boeticus (Pea Blue)

Udaspes folus (Grass Demon) Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel) Tajuria mantra mantra; Tajuria cippus maxentius (Peacock Royal)

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Fagraea fragrans Gardenia gjellerupii Graptophyllum pictum Hamelia patens

+ Doleschallia bisaltide australis (Autumn Leaf) Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger); Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)

Hoya spp. * Ixora congesta

Asclepiadaceae Rubiaceae

Climber Shrub

Alien Common

+ +

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Species
Ixora spp. (big-leaf varieties) Lantana camara Lespedeza bicolor Lindernia sessiflora Mandevilla sanderi
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Family
Rubiaceae Verbenaceae Fabaceae Scrophulariacea e Apocynaceae Melastomaceae Magnoliaceae Rutaceae Marcgraviaceae Fabaceae Apocynaceae Passifloraceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Bignoniaceae Rubiaceae Acanthaceae

Habit
Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub Climber Shrub Tree Shrub Climber Tree Tree Climber Climber Tree Shrub Shrub Shrub

Conservation status
Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Common Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien Alien

Known associated butterfly species

Lebadea martha parkeri (Knight); Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit) Zizula hylax pygmea Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy) Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron) Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay) Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon) Surendra vivarna amisena (Acacia Blue) Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow) Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing); Acraea violae (Tawny Coster) Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor) Phaedyma columella singa (Short Banded Sailor)

Host Plant (for caterpillars)

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Nectaring Plant (for adult butterflies)

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Birdattracting

Melastoma malabathricum

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Michelia spp. Murraya koenigii Norantea guianensis Paraserianthes falcataria Parsonsia helicandra Passiflora foetida Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Pterocarpus indicus Radermachera 'Kunming' Rondeletia leucophylla Ruellia repens

Junonia almana javana (Peacock

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Species
Salix babylonica Senna alata Senna biflora
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Family
Salicaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Smilaceae Verbenaceae Compositae Asclepiadaceae Fabaceae

Habit
Tree Shrub Shrub Climber Shrub Shrub Shrub Shrub

Conservation status
Alien Alien Alien Common Alien Alien Alien Alien Common

Known associated butterfly species

Pansy) Phalantha phalantha phalantha (Leopard) Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant) Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Orange Emigrant) Eooxylides tharis distanti (Branded Imperial); Loxura atymnus fuconius (Yamfly) Moduza procris milonia (Commander) Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger)

Host Plant (for caterpillars)

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Nectaring Plant (for adult butterflies)

Birdattracting

Smilax bracteata Stachytarpheta indica Timonius walichinus Tridax procumbens Tylophora tenius * Wollastonia biflora

Acknowledgement: Thanks to Khew Sin Khoon for providing us with updated information. Butterflies of Singapore, http://www.butterflycircle.blogspot.com. References: Boo, C.M., Omar-Hor & Ou-Yang, C.L. (2006) 1001 Garden Plants in Singapore (2nd ed). Singapore: National Parks Board Nature Society Butterfly Interest Group. http://butterflysingapore.nss.org.sg/.

Last updated: May 2009

Compiled by National Biodiversity Centre, NParks