Senate Bill 850 proposing the Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio Polyxenes) as the official State of Michigan butterfly was introduced in the Michigan Senate on March 8, 2016 by Senators: Hertel, Young, Bieda, Warren, Schmidt and Johnson.
To support this effort please write to your State Senator in support of SB 850. The Kalamazoo Garden Council along with Michigan Garden Clubs supports this effort. For more information go to Black Swallowtail Butterfly Legislation.
