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
48 native plants in West Virginia. 11 not suggested for gardens
- American PlumPrunus americana
- Black CherryPrunus serotina
- Black CherryPrunus serotina var. serotina
- Canada PlumPrunus nigra
- Choke CherryPrunus virginiana
- ChokecherryPrunus virginiana var. virginiana
- Fire CherryPrunus pensylvanica
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Scarlet HawthornCrataegus coccinea
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Smooth Arrow WoodViburnum recognitum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum nudum var. cassinoides
- Dodge's HawthornCrataegus dodgei
- Dotted HawthornCrataegus punctata
- Eastern HawthornCrataegus macrosperma
- Entangled HawthornCrataegus intricata
- Fleshy HawthornCrataegus succulenta
- Frosted HawthornCrataegus pruinosa
- Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
- Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
- Schuette's HawthornCrataegus schuettei
- Washington HawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
- Viburnum nudum var. nudumViburnum nudum var. nudum
- Carolina HawthornCrataegus arcana
- Grove HawthornCrataegus lucorum
- HobblebushViburnum lantanoides
- Holmes' HawthornCrataegus holmesiana
- Kansas HawthornCrataegus coccinioides
- Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
- Margaret's HawthornCrataegus margarettae
- Pennsylvania HawthornCrataegus pennsylvanica
- Pringle's HawthornCrataegus pringlei
- Red HawthornCrataegus erythrocarpa
- CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia Rare or protected plant
- Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Rare or protected plant
- Nannyberry; Sheepberry; Nanny Berry; Sheep Berry Viburnum lentago Rare or protected plant
- One-flowered Hawthorn Crataegus uniflora Rare or protected plant
- Pear Hawthorn Crataegus calpodendron Rare or protected plant
- Downy Arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum Rare or protected plant
- Green Hawthorn Crataegus viridis var. viridis Rare or protected plant
- American Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis Rare or protected plant
- Limber Honeysuckle Lonicera dioica Rare or protected plant
- Common Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Rare or protected plant
- Pacific Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 28 of these plants
- American Robin 16 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 16 of these plants
- Spring Azure 16 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 8 of these plants
- Snowberry Clearwing 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.