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West Virginia plants. Wildlife of West Virginia.

Baltimore Checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton

Baltimore Checkerspot
Alison Hunter · CC BY-SA 2.5 · File:BaltimoreDS.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

1 native plant in West Virginia

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

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    None of the other listed species.

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