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
26 native plants in Arkansas. 7 not suggested for gardens
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Choke CherryPrunus virginiana
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Hortulan PlumPrunus hortulana
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Rough Leaf DogwoodCornus drummondii
- Silky DogwoodCornus obliqua
- Gray DogwoodCornus racemosa
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Limerock Arrow WoodViburnum bracteatum
- Downy ArrowwoodViburnum rafinesquianum
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- American Plum Prunus americana 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
- Smooth Arrow Wood Viburnum recognitum Rare or protected plant
- Kentucky Viburnum Viburnum molle Rare or protected plant
- Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- American Robin 19 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 15 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 15 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 9 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9 of these plants
- Io Moth 9 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 9 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 9 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 4 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 4 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.