Rockport Texas - The History, Legends & Lore 1st Printing | Page 45

CLOUDLESS SULPHUR BUTTERFLY (sp. Phoebis sennae) This is a rather small Butterfly that adorns Rockport’s open spaces, gardens and shore. Rather fleeting they’re a hard Butterfly to catch. SPICEBUSH SWALLOWTAIL (sp. Papilio troilus Linnaeus) The Spicebush Swallowtail is a low flyer, and they tend to flap their wings more than other Butterflies especially when feeding or resting. Its Host Plant, in Rockport, would be our local native, the Redbay (sp. Persea borbonia). 44