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
11 native plants in Florida. 3 not suggested for gardens
- Common Golden-AlexandersZizia aurea
- Heartleaf Golden-AlexandersZizia aptera
- Mountain Golden-AlexandersZizia trifoliata
- Hairy AngelicaAngelica venenosa
- Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnipThaspium barbinode
- Mock BishopweedPtilimnium capillaceum
- Smooth Meadow-parsnipThaspium trifoliatum
- Stiff CowbaneOxypolis rigidior
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Angelica dentata Angelica dentata Rare or protected plant
- Savanna Cowbane Oxypolis ternata Rare or protected plant
- Canadian Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.