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
27 native plants in West Virginia. 4 not suggested for gardens
- Desmodium ciliare var. ciliareDesmodium ciliare var. ciliare
- Black LocustRobinia pseudoacacia
- Desmodium cuspidatum var. cuspidatumDesmodium cuspidatum var. cuspidatum
- Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoilDesmodium ciliare
- Hoary Tick-trefoilDesmodium canescens
- Largebract Tick-trefoilDesmodium cuspidatum
- Naked Tick-trefoilDesmodium nudiflorum
- Panicled Tick TrefoilDesmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum
- Panicled Tick-trefoilDesmodium paniculatum
- Perplexed Tick-trefoilDesmodium perplexum
- Pointedleaf Tick-trefoilDesmodium glutinosum
- Prostrate Tick-trefoilDesmodium rotundifolium
- Sand Tick-trefoilDesmodium lineatum
- Showy Tick TrefoilDesmodium canadense
- Smooth Small-leaf Tick-trefoilDesmodium marilandicum
- Smooth Tick-trefoilDesmodium laevigatum
- Tall Tick-trefoilDesmodium glabellum
- Velvety Tick-trefoilDesmodium viridiflorum
- Honey LocustGleditsia triacanthos
- American Hog-peanutAmphicarpaea bracteata
- Hogpeanut; American Hogpeanut; Hog Peanut; American Hog PeanutAmphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata
- Hogpeanut; American Hogpeanut; Hog Peanut; American Hog PeanutAmphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
- American GroundnutApios americana
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- False Indigo-bush Amorpha fruticosa Rare or protected plant
- Fewflower Tick-trefoil Desmodium pauciflorum Rare or protected plant
- Nuttall's Tick-trefoil Desmodium nuttallii Rare or protected plant
- Stiff Tick-trefoil Desmodium obtusum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.