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
14 native plants in Arkansas. 3 not suggested for gardens
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Mountain Golden-AlexandersZizia trifoliata
- Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnipThaspium barbinode
- Purple Meadow ParsnipThaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum
- Smooth Meadow-parsnipThaspium trifoliatum
- Yellow Meadow ParsnipThaspium trifoliatum var. aureum
- Hairy AngelicaAngelica venenosa
- Canadian HonewortCryptotaenia canadensis
- Lace FlowerPtilimnium nuttallii
- Mock BishopweedPtilimnium capillaceum
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders Zizia aptera Rare or protected plant
- Ribbed Bishopweed Ptilimnium costatum Rare or protected plant
- Texas Bishopweed Ptilimnium texense Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.