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
27 native plants in Alabama. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Missouri VioletViola missouriensis
- Southern Wedge-Leaf VioletViola tenuipes
- Viola esculentaViola edulis
- Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
- Marsh Blue VioletViola cucullata
- Downy Yellow VioletViola pubescens
- American Dog VioletViola labradorica
- American Field PansyViola rafinesquei
- Arrow Leaf Violet; Arrow Head VioletViola sagittata var. sagittata
- Carolina VioletViola villosa
- Halberd-leaf Yellow VioletViola hastata
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- Long-spurred VioletViola rostrata
- Primrose-leaf VioletViola primulifolia
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Southern Coastal VioletViola septemloba
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Striped Cream VioletViola striata
- Sweet White VioletViola blanda
- Three Lobe VioletViola palmata
- Threepart VioletViola tripartita
- Wood VioletViola subsinuata
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Glade Violet Viola egglestonii Rare or protected plant
- Canada Violet Viola canadensis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.