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
9 native plants in West Virginia. 3 not suggested for gardens
- Earleaf False FoxgloveAgalinis auriculata
- Purple False FoxgloveAgalinis purpurea
- Slender False FoxgloveAgalinis tenuifolia
- Ruellia caroliniensis subsp. caroliniensisRuellia caroliniensis subsp. caroliniensis
- Ruellia caroliniensis var. caroliniensisRuellia caroliniensis var. caroliniensis
- Carolina Wild-petuniaRuellia caroliniensis
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Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Hairy Wild-petunia Ruellia humilis Rare or protected plant
- Pursh's Wild-petunia Ruellia purshiana Rare or protected plant
- Smooth Wild-petunia Ruellia strepens Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.