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
37 native plants in Alabama. 4 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Allegheny Plum; Allegheny SloePrunus alabamensis
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- White WillowSalix alba
- Wild Goose PlumPrunus munsoniana
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- Small's AshFraxinus smallii
- White AshFraxinus americana
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Sweet BirchBetula lenta
- Blue AshFraxinus quadrangulata
- Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Bigleaf MagnoliaMagnolia macrophylla
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- Pyramid MagnoliaMagnolia pyramidata
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Common HoptreePtelea trifoliata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Prairie Willow Salix humilis Rare or protected plant
- Salix floridana Salix floridana Rare or protected plant
- Fraser Magnolia Magnolia fraseri Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Promethea Moth 22 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 17 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 16 of these plants
- Io Moth 15 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 10 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 9 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Viceroy 8 of these plants
- Luna Moth 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.