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
55 native plants in West Virginia. 10 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
- Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
- Scarlet HawthornCrataegus coccinea
- 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
- Canadian ServiceberryAmelanchier canadensis
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevis
- Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
- Roundleaf ServiceberryAmelanchier sanguinea
- Carolina HawthornCrataegus arcana
- Grove HawthornCrataegus lucorum
- Holmes' HawthornCrataegus holmesiana
- Kansas HawthornCrataegus coccinioides
- Margaret's HawthornCrataegus margarettae
- Pennsylvania HawthornCrataegus pennsylvanica
- Pringle's HawthornCrataegus pringlei
- Red HawthornCrataegus erythrocarpa
- Running ServiceberryAmelanchier spicata
- Bigtooth AspenPopulus grandidentata
- Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
- Quaking AspenPopulus tremuloides
- Populus deltoides subsp. deltoidesPopulus deltoides subsp. deltoides
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
- One-flowered Hawthorn Crataegus uniflora Rare or protected plant
- Pear Hawthorn Crataegus calpodendron Rare or protected plant
- Bartram Shadbush Amelanchier bartramiana Rare or protected plant
- Green Hawthorn Crataegus viridis var. viridis Rare or protected plant
- Balsam Poplar Populus balsamifera Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 28 of these plants
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 20 of these plants
- Cecropia Moth 16 of these plants
- Io Moth 16 of these plants
- American Robin 13 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 13 of these plants
- Mourning Cloak 12 of these plants
- Viceroy 12 of these plants
- Polyphemus Moth 8 of these plants
- Promethea Moth 8 of these plants
- Spring Azure 8 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 5 of these plants
None of the other listed species.