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
59 native plants in Mississippi. 9 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
- 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
- Running OakQuercus elliottii
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Drummonds Red MapleAcer rubrum var. drummondii
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Longleaf PinePinus palustris
- Pinus elliottii var. elliottiiPinus elliottii var. elliottii
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Slash PinePinus elliottii
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Spruce Pine; Walters Pine; Cedar PinePinus glabra
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
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
- Chalk Maple Acer leucoderme Rare or protected plant
- Dwarf Live Oak Quercus minima Rare or protected plant
- Sand Pine Pinus clausa Rare or protected plant
- Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 42 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 32 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 10 of these plants
- Io Moth 10 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.