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
68 native plants in Arkansas. 11 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- 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
- American ElmUlmus americana
- September ElmUlmus serotina
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black HickoryCarya texana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Heart Leaf Willow Salix eriocephala Rare or protected plant
- 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
- Cork Elm Ulmus thomasii Rare or protected plant
- Sand Hickory Carya pallida Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Imperial Moth 36 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 35 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 17 of these plants
- Io Moth 16 of these plants
- Luna Moth 11 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 11 of these plants
- Regal Moth 10 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6 of these plants
- Question Mark 5 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 5 of these plants
- Viceroy 5 of these plants
None of the other listed species.