Caterpillar host plants
Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants; adults drink nectar from many flowers. Caterpillars also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
59 native plants in Alabama. 8 not suggested for gardens
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Bluejack OakQuercus incana
- Bluff OakQuercus austrina
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Chestnut OakQuercus montana
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Darlington OakQuercus hemisphaerica
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Sand Live OakQuercus geminata
- Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii
- Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor
- Turkey OakQuercus laevis
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Beadle's Hybrid OakQuercus × beadlei
- Bluffton Hybrid OakQuercus × blufftonensis
- Craven OakQuercus × cravenensis
- Hybrid OakQuercus × incomita
- Hybrid OakQuercus × subintegra
- Mellichamp's OakQuercus × mellichampii
- Quercus arkansanaQuercus arkansana
- Quercus chapmaniiQuercus chapmanii
- Quercus myrtifoliaQuercus myrtifolia
- Quercus sinuata var. sinuataQuercus durandii
- Sand Post OakQuercus margaretiae
- St. Bernard OakQuercus × bernardensis
- Texas Red OakQuercus texana
- Walter's Hybrid OakQuercus × walteriana
- Running OakQuercus elliottii
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Southern Shagbark HickoryCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Georgia Oak Quercus georgiana Rare or protected plant
- Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Post Oak Quercus similis Rare or protected plant
- Boynton's Oak Quercus boyntonii Rare or protected plant
- Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Rare or protected plant
- Oglethorpe Oak Quercus oglethorpensis Rare or protected plant
- Dwarf Live Oak Quercus minima Rare or protected plant
- Butternut Juglans cinerea Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 50 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 39 of these plants
- Luna Moth 12 of these plants
- Regal Moth 12 of these plants
None of the other listed species.