It is a host plant for several butterflies. The caterpillars of the Promethea Silkmoth, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and the aptly named Spicebush Swallowtail feed on its leaves. Spicebush is often ...

Yellow, orange, and blue markings border the outer wings, and a small black dot in the orange spot of the lower hindwing helps distinguish this species from the lookalike spicebush swallowtail ...