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
19 native plants in Arkansas. 2 not suggested for gardens
- American Field PansyViola bicolor
- Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
- Downy Yellow VioletViola pubescens
- Arrow Leaf Violet; Arrow Head VioletViola sagittata var. sagittata
- Arrowleaf VioletViola sagittata
- Bayou VioletViola langloisii
- Carolina VioletViola villosa
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- Primrose-leaf VioletViola primulifolia
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Striped Cream VioletViola striata
- Three Lobe VioletViola palmata
- Viola canadensis var. canadensisViola canadensis var. canadensis
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Prairie Violet Viola pedatifida Rare or protected plant
- Canada Violet Viola canadensis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.