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
62 native plants in Florida. 5 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- 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
- American ElmUlmus americana
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Scrub HickoryCarya floridana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Heart Leaf Willow Salix eriocephala Rare or protected plant
- Salix floridana Salix floridana Rare or protected plant
- Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Rare or protected plant
- Swamp Post Oak Quercus similis Rare or protected plant
- Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 47 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 44 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 7 of these plants
- Luna Moth 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 7 of these plants
- Io Moth 6 of these plants
- Regal Moth 6 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 3 of these plants
- Viceroy 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.