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
15 native plants in Florida. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Marsh Blue VioletViola cucullata
- American Field PansyViola rafinesquei
- Carolina VioletViola villosa
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- Primrose-leaf VioletViola primulifolia
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Three Lobe VioletViola palmata
- Threepart VioletViola tripartita
- Corkystem PassionflowerPassiflora suberosa
- Whiteflower PassionflowerPassiflora multiflora
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Goatsfoot Passiflora sexflora Rare or protected plant
- Pineland Passionflower Passiflora pallens Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.