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
6 native plants in Alabama. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Yellow HoneysuckleLonicera flava
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
- Limber HoneysuckleLonicera dioica
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
- Perfoliate Horse-gentianTriosteum perfoliatum
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Yellowfruit Horse-gentian Triosteum angustifolium Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.