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
23 native plants in Virginia. 4 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Fire CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
- Pumpkin AshFraxinus profunda
- White AshFraxinus americana
- Black AshFraxinus nigra
- Blue AshFraxinus quadrangulata
- Sweetbay MagnoliaMagnolia virginiana
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Fraser MagnoliaMagnolia fraseri
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Northern SpicebushLindera benzoin
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Canada Plum Prunus nigra Rare or protected plant
- Beach Plum Prunus maritima Rare or protected plant
- Susquehanna Cherry Prunus susquehanae Rare or protected plant
- Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 16 of these plants
- American Robin 4 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 4 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 4 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 4 of these plants
- Io Moth 4 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 4 of these plants
- Spring Azure 4 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 2 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.