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
19 native plants in Florida. 4 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
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis
- Common HackberryCeltis occidentalis
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
- Spiny HackberryCeltis pallida
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
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Cecropia Moth 11 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 8 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 6 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 5 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 5 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 5 of these plants
- Spring Azure 5 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- Hackberry Emperor 3 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 3 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 3 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
- Viceroy 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.