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. 3 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Roughleaf DogwoodCornus asperifolia
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Viburnum obovatumViburnum obovatum
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Scrub Plum Prunus geniculata Rare or protected plant
- West Indian Cherry Prunus myrtifolia Rare or protected plant
- Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- American Robin 11 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 9 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 9 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 5 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5 of these plants
- Io Moth 5 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 5 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 5 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 2 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 2 of these plants
None of the other listed species.