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
62 native plants in Louisiana. 12 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- 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
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Carolina Red MapleAcer rubrum var. trilobum
- Dwarf Live OakQuercus minima
- 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
- American ElmUlmus americana
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Black HickoryCarya texana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Dwarf Upland Willow Salix humilis var. tristis Rare or protected plant
- Upland Willow Salix humilis var. humilis Rare or protected plant
- 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
- Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme 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
- Banded Hairstreak 32 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 32 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 14 of these plants
- Io Moth 13 of these plants
- Luna Moth 10 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 9 of these plants
- Regal Moth 9 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5 of these plants
- Question Mark 4 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 4 of these plants
- Viceroy 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.