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
21 native plants in Florida. 4 not suggested for gardens
- Agalinis divaricataAgalinis divaricata
- Agalinis filicaulisAgalinis filicaulis
- Agalinis filifoliaAgalinis filifolia
- Agalinis laxaAgalinis laxa
- Agalinis pulchellaAgalinis pulchella
- Chattahoochee False FoxgloveAgalinis plukenetii
- Agalinis harperiAgalinis harperi
- Beach False FoxgloveAgalinis fasciculata
- Bluntleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis obtusifolia
- Flaxleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis linifolia
- Purple False FoxgloveAgalinis purpurea
- Scaleleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis aphylla
- Slender False FoxgloveAgalinis tenuifolia
- Threadleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis setacea
- Thickleaf Wild PetuniaRuellia succulenta
- Sandhills Wild-petuniaRuellia ciliosa
- Carolina Wild-petuniaRuellia caroliniensis
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Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Georgia False Foxglove Agalinis georgiana Rare or protected plant
- Hampton False Foxglove Agalinis flexicaulis Rare or protected plant
- Ruellia noctiflora Ruellia noctiflora Rare or protected plant
- Ruellia pedunculata subsp. pinetorum Ruellia pedunculata subsp. pinetorum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.