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Butterfly Host or Larval Food Plant Barred YellowEurema daira
Botanical Name: Aeschynomene americana
Common Names: Shyleaf
Plant type: Annual weed with sticky seeds - not a garden plant
Host for: Barred Yellow Eurema daira
Zone:
Light: Full sun to light shade
Size: Can grow over 2 feet tall
Water: average
Soil: average
Propagation: seed
Bloom:
Note: Eggs are almost microscopic white flecks.
Caterpillar: Caterpillars are green.
Note: Shyleaf is not a garden plant. Plant these plants or seeds in an area where you allow weeds to grow naturally.
Butterfly Bloom Attractant: 2
Butterfly Attractant Scale: 0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.
These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.
Shyleaf flower and leaves
Shyleaf
Aeschynomene americana
Barred Yellow Eurema daira butterfly caterpillar.
Butterfly Host or Larval Food Plant Barred YellowEurema daira
Botanical Name: Aeschynomene americana
Common Names: Shyleaf
Plant type: Annual weed with sticky seeds - not a garden plant
Host for: Barred Yellow Eurema daira
Zone:
Light: Full sun to light shade
Size: Can grow over 2 feet tall
Water: average
Soil: average
Propagation: seed
Bloom:
Note: Eggs are almost microscopic white flecks.
Caterpillar: Caterpillars are green.
Note: Shyleaf is not a garden plant. Plant these plants or seeds in an area where you allow weeds to grow naturally.
Butterfly Bloom Attractant: 2
Butterfly Attractant Scale: 0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.
These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.