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
30 native plants in Alabama. 7 not suggested for gardens
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
- Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
- Asclepias obovataAsclepias obovata
- Barrens MilkweedAsclepias hirtella
- Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
- Green AntelopehornAsclepias viridis
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Aquatic MilkweedAsclepias perennis
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Fewflower MilkweedAsclepias lanceolata
- Fourleaf MilkweedAsclepias quadrifolia
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Longleaf MilkweedAsclepias longifolia
- Michaux's MilkweedAsclepias michauxii
- Pinewoods MilkweedAsclepias humistrata
- White MilkweedAsclepias variegata
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- AnglepodGonolobus suberosus
- Climbing MilkvineMatelea obliqua
- Deceptive Spinypod; Deceptive Spiny PodMatelea decipiens
- Maroon Carolina MilkvineMatelea carolinensis
- Matelea flavidulaMatelea flavidula
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Asclepias connivens Asclepias connivens Rare or protected plant
- Asclepias viridula Asclepias viridula Rare or protected plant
- Asclepias cinerea Asclepias cinerea Rare or protected plant
- Poke Milkweed Asclepias exaltata Rare or protected plant
- Red Milkweed Asclepias rubra Rare or protected plant
- Matelea alabamensis Matelea alabamensis Rare or protected plant
- Matelea baldwyniana Matelea baldwyniana Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.