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
24 native plants in Florida. 5 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
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Crataegus flavaCrataegus flava
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
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
- Washington Hawthorn Crataegus phaenopyrum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 13 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- American Robin 6 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 6 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 5 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 5 of these plants
- Spring Azure 5 of these plants
- Viceroy 5 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 3 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.