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
5 native plants in West Virginia
- Heartleaf NettleUrtica chamaedryoides
- Stinging NettleUrtica dioica
- False NettleBoehmeria cylindrica
- Canada Wood-nettleLaportea canadensis
- Pennsylvania PellitoryParietaria pensylvanica
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Question Mark 3 of these plants
None of the other listed species.