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
48 native plants in Arkansas. 8 not suggested for gardens
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Bluejack OakQuercus incana
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Gray Oak; Northern Red Oak; Grey OakQuercus rubra var. ambigua
- Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Pin OakQuercus palustris
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Quercus shumardii var. shumardiiQuercus shumardii var. shumardii
- Quercus sinuata var. sinuataQuercus sinuata var. sinuata
- Red Oak; Northern Red OakQuercus rubra var. rubra
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa
- Quercus arkansanaQuercus arkansana
- Sand Post OakQuercus margarettiae
- Texas Red OakQuercus texana
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Carolina Red MapleAcer rubrum var. trilobum
- Eastern BoxelderAcer negundo var. negundo
- Eastern Red MapleAcer rubrum var. rubrum
- Florida MapleAcer floridanum
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Drummonds Red MapleAcer rubrum var. drummondii
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. schneckii
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Bluff Oak Quercus austrina Rare or protected plant
- Darlington Oak Quercus hemisphaerica Rare or protected plant
- Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia Rare or protected plant
- Quercus sinuata Quercus sinuata Rare or protected plant
- Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Rare or protected plant
- Mapleleaf Oak Quercus acerifolia Rare or protected plant
- Black Maple Acer nigrum Rare or protected plant
- Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 36 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 25 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 11 of these plants
- Io Moth 11 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.