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
22 native plants in West Virginia. 5 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
- Biltmore AshFraxinus biltmoreana
- White AshFraxinus americana
- SassafrasSassafras albidum
- Cucumber MagnoliaMagnolia acuminata
- Fraser MagnoliaMagnolia fraseri
- SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
- Umbrella MagnoliaMagnolia tripetala
- TuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera
- Northern SpicebushLindera benzoin
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia Rare or protected plant
- Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Rare or protected plant
- Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Rare or protected plant
- Black Ash Fraxinus nigra Rare or protected plant
- Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 14 of these plants
- American Robin 8 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 8 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 8 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 8 of these plants
- Io Moth 8 of these plants
- Red-spotted Purple 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Imperial Moth 2 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 2 of these plants
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2 of these plants
- Luna Moth 1 of these plants
- Regal Moth 1 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 1 of these plants
None of the other listed species.