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
6 native plants in Louisiana. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Heartleaf NettleUrtica chamaedryoides
- False NettleBoehmeria cylindrica
- Florida PellitoryParietaria floridana
- Pennsylvania PellitoryParietaria pensylvanica
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Clustered Pellitory Parietaria praetermissa Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Question Mark 2 of these plants
None of the other listed species.