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
15 native plants in Louisiana. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
- Arrow Leaf Violet; Arrow Head VioletViola sagittata var. sagittata
- Arrowleaf VioletViola sagittata
- Bayou VioletViola langloisii
- Carolina VioletViola villosa
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- Primrose-leaf VioletViola primulifolia
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Southern Coastal VioletViola septemloba
- Sweet White VioletViola blanda
- Three Lobe VioletViola palmata
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.