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
7 native plants in Florida. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- 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
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 5 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 5 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 3 of these plants
- Io Moth 3 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.