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
28 native plants in Louisiana. 4 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Carolina Red MapleAcer rubrum var. trilobum
- Eastern BoxelderAcer negundo var. negundo
- Eastern Red MapleAcer rubrum var. rubrum
- Florida MapleAcer floridanum
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis
- Common HackberryCeltis occidentalis
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis tenuifolia
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Dwarf Upland Willow Salix humilis var. tristis Rare or protected plant
- Oklahoma Plum Prunus gracilis Rare or protected plant
- Upland Willow Salix humilis var. humilis Rare or protected plant
- Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Cecropia Moth 20 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 13 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 11 of these plants
- American Robin 10 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 9 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 7 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 7 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Spring Azure 7 of these plants
- Viceroy 4 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- Hackberry Emperor 3 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 3 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.