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
25 native plants in Florida. 5 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- White AshFraxinus americana
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Pyramid MagnoliaMagnolia pyramidata
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Common HoptreePtelea trifoliata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Heart Leaf Willow Salix eriocephala Rare or protected plant
- Salix floridana Salix floridana Rare or protected plant
- Scrub Plum Prunus geniculata Rare or protected plant
- West Indian Cherry Prunus myrtifolia Rare or protected plant
- Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Promethea Moth 13 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 10 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 9 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- American Robin 5 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 5 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 5 of these plants
- Spring Azure 5 of these plants
- Viceroy 5 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 4 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.