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
45 native plants in Arkansas. 11 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
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
- Entangled HawthornCrataegus intricata
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Hill HawthornCrataegus collina
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Pear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron
- Schuette's HawthornCrataegus schuettei
- Crataegus brachyacanthaCrataegus brachyacantha
- Downy HawthornCrataegus mollis
- Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
- Gattingers HawthornCrataegus gattingeri
- Kansas HawthornCrataegus coccinioides
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- Populus deltoides subsp. deltoidesPopulus deltoides subsp. deltoides
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
- Eastern Hawthorn Crataegus macrosperma Rare or protected plant
- Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus triflora Crataegus triflora Rare or protected plant
- Harvey's Hawthorn Crataegus harveyana Rare or protected plant
- Ouachita Hawthorn Crataegus ouachitensis Rare or protected plant
- Reverchons Hawthorn Crataegus reverchonii Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 25 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 17 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 14 of these plants
- Io Moth 14 of these plants
- American Robin 10 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 10 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 9 of these plants
- Spring Azure 9 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 8 of these plants
- Viceroy 8 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 5 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.