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
45 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
- Black MapleAcer nigrum
- Eastern BoxelderAcer negundo var. negundo
- Florida MapleAcer floridanum
- Mountain MapleAcer spicatum
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Striped MapleAcer pensylvanicum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Loblolly PinePinus taeda
- Eastern White PinePinus strobus
- Pitch PinePinus rigida
- Pond PinePinus serotina
- Shortleaf PinePinus echinata
- Table Mountain PinePinus pungens
- Virginia PinePinus virginiana
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
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
- Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 31 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 23 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.