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
4 native plants in Mississippi. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Purple Turtlehead; Red TurtleheadChelone obliqua var. obliqua
- Red TurtleheadChelone obliqua
- White TurtleheadChelone glabra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Pink Turtlehead Chelone lyonii Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.