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
72 native plants in Mississippi. 10 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix humilis var. tristis
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- 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
- American ElmUlmus americana
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Cedar ElmUlmus crassifolia
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
- PecanCarya illinoinensis
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Southern Shagbark HickoryCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black HickoryCarya texana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Coastal Plain Willow Salix caroliniana Rare or protected plant
- 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
- September Elm Ulmus serotina Rare or protected plant
- Shellbark Hickory Carya laciniosa Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 43 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 42 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 15 of these plants
- Io Moth 14 of these plants
- Luna Moth 12 of these plants
- Regal Moth 11 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 9 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5 of these plants
- Question Mark 4 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 4 of these plants
- Viceroy 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.