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
23 native plants in Louisiana. 5 not suggested for gardens
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
- Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
- Slimleaf MilkweedAsclepias stenophylla
- Aquatic MilkweedAsclepias perennis
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Fewflower MilkweedAsclepias lanceolata
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Longleaf MilkweedAsclepias longifolia
- Pinewoods MilkweedAsclepias humistrata
- Red MilkweedAsclepias rubra
- White MilkweedAsclepias variegata
- Gulf Coast Swallow-wortCynanchum angustifolium
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- AnglepodGonolobus suberosus
- Eastern Angle PodGonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
- Deceptive Spinypod; Deceptive Spiny PodMatelea decipiens
- Maroon Carolina MilkvineMatelea carolinensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Rare or protected plant
- Barrens Milkweed Asclepias hirtella Rare or protected plant
- Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens Rare or protected plant
- Michaux's Milkweed Asclepias michauxii Rare or protected plant
- Prairie Milkvine Matelea cynanchoides Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.