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
11 native plants in Alabama. 3 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- White WillowSalix alba
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Prairie Willow Salix humilis Rare or protected plant
- Salix floridana Salix floridana Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 8 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 8 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 7 of these plants
- Io Moth 7 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 7 of these plants
None of the other listed species.