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
27 native plants in Virginia. 5 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
- 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
- Cercis canadensis var. canadensisCercis canadensis var. canadensis
- Common HackberryCeltis occidentalis
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis pumila
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
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
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Cecropia Moth 18 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 14 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 10 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 9 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 8 of these plants
- American Robin 7 of these plants
- Viceroy 6 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 4 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 4 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 4 of these plants
- Spring Azure 4 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- Hackberry Emperor 3 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 3 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.