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
16 native plants in Louisiana. 1 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Smooth Arrow WoodViburnum recognitum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum nudum var. cassinoides
- Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Oklahoma Plum Prunus gracilis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- American Robin 15 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 14 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 14 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 7 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7 of these plants
- Io Moth 7 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 7 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 1 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.