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
32 native plants in Mississippi. 3 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
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- Small's AshFraxinus smallii
- White AshFraxinus americana
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Bigleaf MagnoliaMagnolia macrophylla
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Pyramid MagnoliaMagnolia pyramidata
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Common HoptreePtelea trifoliata
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. trifoliata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Coastal Plain Willow Salix caroliniana Rare or protected plant
- Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata Rare or protected plant
- Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Promethea Moth 19 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 13 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 12 of these plants
- Io Moth 11 of these plants
- American Robin 7 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 7 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 7 of these plants
- Spring Azure 7 of these plants
- Viceroy 6 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 5 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.