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
23 native plants in Florida. 5 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Crataegus flavaCrataegus flava
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Viburnum obovatumViburnum obovatum
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Scrub Plum Prunus geniculata Rare or protected plant
- West Indian Cherry Prunus myrtifolia Rare or protected plant
- Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum Rare or protected plant
- Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium Rare or protected plant
- Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 13 of these plants
- American Robin 9 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 9 of these plants
- Spring Azure 9 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 5 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5 of these plants
- Io Moth 5 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 5 of these plants
- Snowberry Clearwing 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.