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
19 native plants in Alabama. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Smooth SumacRhus glabra
- Winged SumacRhus copallinum
- Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
- American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Southern Shagbark HickoryCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina Rare or protected plant
- Butternut Juglans cinerea Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Luna Moth 17 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 12 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 11 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 4 of these plants
- American Robin 3 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 1 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.