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
36 native plants in Arkansas. 7 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
- 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
- Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis
- Common HackberryCeltis occidentalis
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis tenuifolia
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
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
- 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
- Cecropia Moth 25 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 16 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 14 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 14 of these plants
- American Robin 12 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 11 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 9 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 9 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 9 of these plants
- Spring Azure 9 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 8 of these plants
- Viceroy 5 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- Hackberry Emperor 3 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 3 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.