Epargyreus clarus
Wing span: 1 3/4 to 2 5/8 inches
woody and herbaceous legumes, including: black locust, Robinia; false indigo, Amorpha; honey locust, Gleditsia
fruit, prefers blue, red, pink, and purple flowers, sometimes visits white and cream-colored flowers, never visits yellow flowers
nectar of: butterfly weed and common milkweed, Asclepias; honeysuckle, Lonicera; Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium; red clover, Trifolium; thistles, Cirsium; zinnia, Zinnia
disturbed and open woods, foothill streamcourses
females lay single eggs near host trees, caterpillars must find proper host, hibernates as chrysalis, males perch to locate females, males occassionally patrol for females, puddles