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
22 native plants in Arkansas. 5 not suggested for gardens
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
- Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Barrens MilkweedAsclepias hirtella
- Green AntelopehornAsclepias viridis
- Aquatic MilkweedAsclepias perennis
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Fourleaf MilkweedAsclepias quadrifolia
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Longleaf MilkweedAsclepias longifolia
- Red MilkweedAsclepias rubra
- White MilkweedAsclepias variegata
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- AnglepodGonolobus suberosus
- Deceptive Spinypod; Deceptive Spiny PodMatelea decipiens
- Matelea baldwynianaMatelea baldwyniana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Rare or protected plant
- Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata Rare or protected plant
- Asclepias obovata Asclepias obovata Rare or protected plant
- Slimleaf Milkweed Asclepias stenophylla Rare or protected plant
- Prairie Milkvine Matelea cynanchoides Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.