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
42 native plants in Louisiana. 9 not suggested for gardens
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Bluejack OakQuercus incana
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Chestnut OakQuercus prinus
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Darlington OakQuercus hemisphaerica
- Dwarf Chinquapin OakQuercus prinoides
- Gray Oak; Northern Red Oak; Grey OakQuercus rubra var. ambigua
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Quercus sinuata var. sinuataQuercus sinuata var. sinuata
- Red Oak; Northern Red OakQuercus rubra var. rubra
- Sand Live OakQuercus geminata
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Post OakQuercus similis
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Dwarf Live OakQuercus minima
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black HickoryCarya texana
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Rare or protected plant
- Quercus sinuata Quercus sinuata Rare or protected plant
- Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Rare or protected plant
- Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria Rare or protected plant
- Turkey Oak Quercus laevis Rare or protected plant
- Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Rare or protected plant
- Oglethorpe Oak Quercus oglethorpensis Rare or protected plant
- Quercus arkansana Quercus arkansana Rare or protected plant
- Sand Hickory Carya pallida Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 32 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 23 of these plants
- Luna Moth 10 of these plants
- Regal Moth 10 of these plants
None of the other listed species.