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
58 native plants in Virginia. 9 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
- 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
- American ElmUlmus americana
- Slippery ElmUlmus rubra
- Winged ElmUlmus alata
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Sand HickoryCarya pallida
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Pussy Willow Salix discolor Rare or protected plant
- Sandbar Willow Salix interior Rare or protected plant
- 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
- Gray Birch Betula populifolia Rare or protected plant
- Paper Birch; Canoe Birch Betula papyrifera 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
- Imperial Moth 31 of these plants
- Banded Hairstreak 30 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 16 of these plants
- Io Moth 14 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 11 of these plants
- Luna Moth 9 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 of these plants
- Regal Moth 7 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 6 of these plants
- Viceroy 6 of these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.