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
38 native plants in Mississippi. 6 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Carolina Laurel CherryPrunus caroliniana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
- Smooth Arrow WoodViburnum recognitum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum nudum var. cassinoides
- Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
- Eastern HawthornCrataegus macrosperma
- Entangled HawthornCrataegus intricata
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Hill HawthornCrataegus collina
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- One-flowered HawthornCrataegus uniflora
- Parsley HawthornCrataegus marshallii
- Pear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron
- Red HawthornCrataegus iracunda
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Beautiful Hawthorn; Beautiful Haw ThornCrataegus pulcherrima
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirens
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Ashe's Hawthorn Crataegus ashei Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus brachyacantha Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus mendosa Crataegus mendosa Rare or protected plant
- Crataegus triflora Crataegus triflora Rare or protected plant
- Gallion Hawthorn Crataegus meridionalis Rare or protected plant
- Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 24 of these plants
- American Robin 13 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 13 of these plants
- Spring Azure 13 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 7 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7 of these plants
- Io Moth 7 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Snowberry Clearwing 2 of these plants
None of the other listed species.