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
7 native plants in Mississippi. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix humilis var. tristis
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Coastal Plain Willow Salix caroliniana Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 6 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 6 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 4 of these plants
- Io Moth 4 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.