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
24 native plants in Mississippi. 2 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix humilis var. tristis
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Carolina Red MapleAcer rubrum var. trilobum
- Eastern BoxelderAcer negundo var. negundo
- Eastern Red MapleAcer rubrum var. rubrum
- Florida MapleAcer floridanum
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Drummonds Red MapleAcer rubrum var. drummondii
- River BirchBetula nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Coastal Plain Willow Salix caroliniana Rare or protected plant
- Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Io Moth 21 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 15 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 12 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 11 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 10 of these plants
- American Robin 7 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 7 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 7 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Spring Azure 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 5 of these plants
- Viceroy 4 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.