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
37 native plants in Mississippi. 6 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
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- 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
- Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis var. viridis
- Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Coastal Plain Willow Salix caroliniana Rare or protected plant
- 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
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 24 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 13 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 11 of these plants
- Io Moth 11 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 7 of these plants
- Spring Azure 7 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- Viceroy 6 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 4 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.