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
55 native plants in Florida. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Bluejack OakQuercus incana
- Bluff OakQuercus austrina
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Sand Live OakQuercus geminata
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii
- Turkey OakQuercus laevis
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Beadle's Hybrid OakQuercus × beadlei
- Durand OakQuercus durandii
- Hybrid OakQuercus × subintegra
- Mellichamp's OakQuercus × mellichampii
- Quercus × asheiQuercus × ashei
- Quercus × atlanticaQuercus × atlantica
- Quercus × caducaQuercus × caduca
- Quercus × comptoniaeQuercus × comptoniae
- Quercus × harbisoniiQuercus × harbisonii
- Quercus × neopalmeriQuercus × neopalmeri
- Quercus × oviedoensisQuercus × oviedoensis
- Quercus × rolfsiiQuercus × rolfsii
- Quercus × rudkiniiQuercus × rudkinii
- Quercus × succulentaQuercus × succulenta
- Quercus × venulosaQuercus × venulosa
- Quercus arkansanaQuercus arkansana
- Quercus chapmaniiQuercus chapmanii
- Quercus myrtifoliaQuercus myrtifolia
- Sand Post OakQuercus margaretta
- Scrub OakQuercus inopina
- Walter's Hybrid OakQuercus × walteriana
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Dwarf Live OakQuercus minima
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Running OakQuercus pumila
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Longleaf PinePinus palustris
- Pond PinePinus serotina
- Sand PinePinus clausa
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Slash PinePinus elliottii
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Spruce Pine; Walters Pine; Cedar PinePinus glabra
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Post Oak Quercus similis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 44 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 41 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 3 of these plants
- Io Moth 3 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.