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
28 native plants in Alabama. 3 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
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- Small's AshFraxinus smallii
- White AshFraxinus americana
- Blue AshFraxinus quadrangulata
- Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Bigleaf MagnoliaMagnolia macrophylla
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- Pyramid MagnoliaMagnolia pyramidata
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Northern SpicebushLindera benzoin
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Fraser Magnolia Magnolia fraseri Rare or protected plant
- Bog Spicebush Lindera subcoriacea Rare or protected plant
- Pondberry Lindera melissifolia Federally endangered
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 22 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 2 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.