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
14 native plants in Florida. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Winged SumacRhus copallinum
- Fragrant SumacRhus aromatica
- American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Scrub HickoryCarya floridana
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra Rare or protected plant
- Michaux's Sumac Rhus michauxii Federally endangered
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Regal Moth 11 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 7 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 7 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- American Robin 2 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 1 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 1 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 1 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.