Virginia plants. Wildlife of Virginia.

Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton

Baltimore Checkerspot — Alison Hunter · CC BY-SA 2.5 · File:BaltimoreDS.jpg

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

County or city

3 native plants in Virginia. 2 not suggested for gardens

White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Wildflower or fern

Native here, not suggested for gardens

Cuthbert's Turtlehead Chelone cuthbertii Rare or protected plant
Purple Turtlehead; Red Turtlehead Chelone obliqua var. obliqua Rare or protected plant

Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261

Also on these plants

None of the other listed species.

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