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
29 native plants in West Virginia. 3 not suggested for gardens
- Bear OakQuercus ilicifolia
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
- Chestnut OakQuercus prinus
- Chinquapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
- Gray Oak; Northern Red Oak; Grey OakQuercus rubra var. ambigua
- Northern Red OakQuercus rubra
- Pin OakQuercus palustris
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Quercus shumardii var. shumardiiQuercus shumardii var. shumardii
- Red Oak; Northern Red OakQuercus rubra var. rubra
- Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
- Shingle OakQuercus imbricaria
- Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
- Swamp White OakQuercus bicolor
- White OakQuercus alba
- Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica var. marilandica
- Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa
- Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
- Mockernut HickoryCarya tomentosa
- Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
- Red HickoryCarya ovalis
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Shellbark HickoryCarya laciniosa
- Black HickoryCarya texana
- Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Dwarf Chinquapin Oak Quercus prinoides Rare or protected plant
- Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii Rare or protected plant
- Butternut Juglans cinerea Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 25 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 18 of these plants
- Luna Moth 8 of these plants
- Regal Moth 8 of these plants
None of the other listed species.