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
38 native plants in Arkansas. 6 not suggested for gardens
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Choke CherryPrunus virginiana
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Hortulan PlumPrunus hortulana
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- Small's AshFraxinus smallii
- White AshFraxinus americana
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Blue AshFraxinus quadrangulata
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Populus deltoides subsp. deltoidesPopulus deltoides subsp. deltoides
- Common HoptreePtelea trifoliata
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. trifoliata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- American Plum Prunus americana Rare or protected plant
- Heart Leaf Willow Salix eriocephala Rare or protected plant
- Oklahoma Plum Prunus gracilis Rare or protected plant
- Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Rare or protected plant
- Susquehanna Cherry Prunus pumila var. susquehanae Rare or protected plant
- Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Promethea Moth 20 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 17 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 15 of these plants
- Io Moth 14 of these plants
- American Robin 9 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 9 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 9 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 9 of these plants
- Spring Azure 9 of these plants
- Viceroy 8 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 6 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.