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
8 native plants in Louisiana. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
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
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 6 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 4 of these plants
- Io Moth 4 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.