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
14 native plants in Alabama. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Heartleaf Golden-AlexandersZizia aptera
- Mountain Golden-AlexandersZizia trifoliata
- Hairy AngelicaAngelica venenosa
- Carolina BishopweedPtilimnium ahlesii
- Chapmans Meadow ParsnipThaspium chapmanii
- Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnipThaspium barbinode
- Lace FlowerPtilimnium nuttallii
- Mock BishopweedPtilimnium capillaceum
- Purple Meadow ParsnipThaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum
- Yellow Meadow ParsnipThaspium trifoliatum var. aureum
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
- Canadian HonewortCryptotaenia canadensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Ribbed Bishopweed Ptilimnium costatum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.