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
52 native plants in Mississippi. 8 not suggested for gardens
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Bluejack OakQuercus incana
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Chestnut OakQuercus prinus
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Darlington OakQuercus hemisphaerica
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Quercus shumardii var. shumardiiQuercus shumardii var. shumardii
- Quercus sinuataQuercus sinuata
- Quercus sinuata var. sinuataQuercus sinuata var. sinuata
- Red Oak; Northern Red OakQuercus rubra var. rubra
- Sand Live OakQuercus geminata
- Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii
- Swamp Post OakQuercus similis
- Turkey OakQuercus laevis
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica var. marilandica
- Quercus chapmaniiQuercus chapmanii
- Sand Post OakQuercus margarettiae
- Texas Red OakQuercus texana
- Running OakQuercus elliottii
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Southern Shagbark HickoryCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black HickoryCarya texana
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Bluff Oak Quercus austrina Rare or protected plant
- Pin Oak Quercus palustris Rare or protected plant
- Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Rare or protected plant
- Oglethorpe Oak Quercus oglethorpensis Rare or protected plant
- Quercus myrtifolia Quercus myrtifolia Rare or protected plant
- Dwarf Live Oak Quercus minima Rare or protected plant
- Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa Rare or protected plant
- Butternut Juglans cinerea Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 43 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 32 of these plants
- Luna Moth 12 of these plants
- Regal Moth 12 of these plants
None of the other listed species.