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
34 native plants in Louisiana. 5 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
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Hill HawthornCrataegus collina
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Red HawthornCrataegus iracunda
- Rough HawthornCrataegus senta
- Ashe's HawthornCrataegus ashei
- Crataegus brachyacanthaCrataegus brachyacantha
- Crataegus mendosaCrataegus mendosa
- Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
- Mississippi HawthornCrataegus florens
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
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
- Beautiful Hawthorn; Beautiful Haw Thorn Crataegus pulcherrima Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus triflora Crataegus triflora Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 22 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 13 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 11 of these plants
- Io Moth 11 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Spring Azure 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- Viceroy 6 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 4 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.