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 Virginia. 5 not suggested for gardens
- Bear OakQuercus ilicifolia
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Chestnut OakQuercus montana
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
- Live OakQuercus virginiana
- Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
- Pin OakQuercus palustris
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Red Oak; Northern Red OakQuercus rubra var. rubra
- Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii
- Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor
- Turkey OakQuercus laevis
- Water OakQuercus nigra
- White OakQuercus alba
- Willow OakQuercus phellos
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica var. marilandica
- Sand Post OakQuercus margarettae
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
- ButternutJuglans cinerea
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Bluejack Oak Quercus incana Rare or protected plant
- Darlington Oak Quercus hemisphaerica Rare or protected plant
- Dwarf Chinquapin Oak Quercus prinoides Rare or protected plant
- Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Rare or protected plant
- Southern Shagbark Hickory Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 30 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 23 of these plants
- Luna Moth 9 of these plants
- Regal Moth 9 of these plants
None of the other listed species.