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
61 native plants in Alabama. 5 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Allegheny Plum; Allegheny SloePrunus alabamensis
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Wild Goose PlumPrunus munsoniana
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum cassinoides
- Albany HawthornCrataegus furtiva
- Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
- Crataegus flavaCrataegus flava
- Eastern HawthornCrataegus macrosperma
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Hill HawthornCrataegus collina
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Pear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron
- Red HawthornCrataegus iracunda
- Rough HawthornCrataegus senta
- Sunny HawthornCrataegus aprica
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Alabama Arrow WoodViburnum alabamense
- Ashe's Arrow WoodViburnum ashei
- Limerock Arrow WoodViburnum bracteatum
- Southern Toothed ViburnumViburnum scabrellum
- Alabama HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. alabamensis
- Crataegus integraCrataegus lassa var. integra
- Crataegus mendosaCrataegus mendosa
- Crataegus viridis var. lanceolataCrataegus viridis var. lanceolata
- Downy HawthornCrataegus mollis
- Dwarf HawthornCrataegus munda
- Fruitful Allegheny HawthornCrataegus frugiferens
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
- Mohr's HawthornCrataegus × mohrii
- Montgomery HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. teres
- Ravenel's HawthornCrataegus alabamensis var. ravenelii
- Red Mountain HawthornCrataegus venusta
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Rufous MayhawCrataegus × rufula
- Sister HawthornCrataegus sororia var. sororia
- Swamp Allegheny HawthornCrataegus agrestina
- Valley Head Allegheny HawthornCrataegus allegheniensis var. ignava
- Valley Head HawthornCrataegus austromontana
- Weeping HawthornCrataegus lacrimata
- Yellow HoneysuckleLonicera flava
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
- Limber HoneysuckleLonicera dioica
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Viburnum obovatum Viburnum obovatum Rare or protected plant
- Ashe's Hawthorn Crataegus ashei Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus aemula Crataegus aemula Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus triflora Crataegus triflora Rare or protected plant
- Downy Arrowwood Viburnum rafinesqueanum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 42 of these plants
- American Robin 18 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 18 of these plants
- Spring Azure 18 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 8 of these plants
- Snowberry Clearwing 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.