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
38 native plants in West Virginia. 7 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Black WillowSalix nigra
- Canada PlumPrunus nigra
- Choke CherryPrunus virginiana
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Coastal Plain WillowSalix caroliniana
- Fire CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Prairie WillowSalix humilis
- Silky WillowSalix sericea
- Dwarf Upland WillowSalix humilis var. tristis
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Sandbar WillowSalix interior
- Upland WillowSalix humilis var. humilis
- Black MapleAcer nigrum
- Box-elderAcer negundo
- Carolina Red MapleAcer rubrum var. trilobum
- Eastern BoxelderAcer negundo var. negundo
- Eastern Red MapleAcer rubrum var. rubrum
- Mountain MapleAcer spicatum
- Red MapleAcer rubrum
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum
- Striped MapleAcer pensylvanicum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. saccharum
- Sugar MapleAcer saccharum var. schneckii
- River BirchBetula nigra
- Sweet BirchBetula lenta
- Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia Rare or protected plant
- Pussy Willow Salix discolor Rare or protected plant
- Peach Leaf Willow Salix amygdaloides Rare or protected plant
- Shining Willow Salix lucida Rare or protected plant
- Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Rare or protected plant
- Mountain Paper Birch Betula cordifolia Rare or protected plant
- Paper Birch; Canoe Birch Betula papyrifera Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Io Moth 28 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 23 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 19 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 16 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 12 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 11 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Viceroy 8 of these plants
- Luna Moth 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.