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
38 native plants in Virginia. 9 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Fire CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- White AshFraxinus americana
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
- Black AshFraxinus nigra
- Blue AshFraxinus quadrangulata
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Fraser MagnoliaMagnolia fraseri
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Populus deltoides subsp. deltoidesPopulus deltoides subsp. deltoides
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. mollis
- Wafer Ash; Hop TreePtelea trifoliata var. trifoliata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Canada Plum Prunus nigra Rare or protected plant
- Pussy Willow Salix discolor Rare or protected plant
- Beach Plum Prunus maritima Rare or protected plant
- Sandbar Willow Salix interior Rare or protected plant
- Susquehanna Cherry Prunus susquehanae Rare or protected plant
- Gray Birch Betula populifolia Rare or protected plant
- Paper Birch; Canoe Birch Betula papyrifera Rare or protected plant
- Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla Rare or protected plant
- Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Promethea Moth 16 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 13 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 12 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 11 of these plants
- Io Moth 10 of these plants
- Viceroy 9 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 8 of these plants
- American Robin 4 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 4 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 4 of these plants
- Spring Azure 4 of these plants
- Luna Moth 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.