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
25 native plants in Mississippi. 4 not suggested for gardens
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Common MilkweedAsclepias syriaca
- Asclepias connivensAsclepias connivens
- Asclepias obovataAsclepias obovata
- Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
- Green AntelopehornAsclepias viridis
- Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens
- Aquatic MilkweedAsclepias perennis
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Fewflower MilkweedAsclepias lanceolata
- Green MilkweedAsclepias viridiflora
- Longleaf MilkweedAsclepias longifolia
- Michaux's MilkweedAsclepias michauxii
- Pinewoods MilkweedAsclepias humistrata
- Red MilkweedAsclepias rubra
- White MilkweedAsclepias variegata
- Gulf Coast Swallow-wortCynanchum angustifolium
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- AnglepodGonolobus suberosus
- Eastern Angle PodGonolobus suberosus var. suberosus
- Maroon Carolina MilkvineMatelea carolinensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Rare or protected plant
- Barrens Milkweed Asclepias hirtella Rare or protected plant
- Climbing Milkvine Matelea obliqua Rare or protected plant
- Matelea baldwyniana Matelea baldwyniana Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.