Virginia plants. Wildlife of Virginia.

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral — Christian Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · File:VanessaAtalanta_Closeup.jpg

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

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4 native plants in Virginia

American Stinging Nettle
Urtica gracilis subsp. gracilis
Wildflower or fern
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Wildflower or fern
Canada Wood-nettle
Laportea canadensis
Wildflower or fern
Pennsylvania Pellitory
Parietaria pensylvanica
Wildflower or fern

Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261

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