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
22 native plants in Virginia. 5 not suggested for gardens
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix occidentalis
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- American ElmUlmus americana
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Swamp CottonwoodPopulus heterophylla
- Common HackberryCeltis occidentalis
- Dwarf HackberryCeltis pumila
- SugarberryCeltis laevigata
- Populus deltoides subsp. deltoidesPopulus deltoides subsp. deltoides
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Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Pussy Willow Salix discolor Rare or protected plant
- Sandbar Willow Salix interior Rare or protected plant
- Gray Birch Betula populifolia Rare or protected plant
- Paper Birch; Canoe Birch Betula papyrifera 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
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 11 of these plants
- Io Moth 9 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 9 of these plants
- Viceroy 9 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Question Mark 6 of these plants
- American Robin 3 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 3 of these plants
- Hackberry Emperor 3 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 3 of these plants
- Luna Moth 2 of these plants
None of the other listed species.