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
25 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
- Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Round Leaf DogwoodCornus rugosa
- Silky DogwoodCornus obliqua
- Gray DogwoodCornus racemosa
- Smooth BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
- Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
- Smooth Arrow WoodViburnum recognitum
- Southern ArrowwoodViburnum dentatum
- Witherod ViburnumViburnum nudum var. cassinoides
- Viburnum nudum var. nudumViburnum nudum var. nudum
- HobblebushViburnum lantanoides
- Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia Rare or protected plant
- Dwarf Dogwood Cornus canadensis Rare or protected plant
- Sand Cherry Prunus pumila Rare or protected plant
- Nannyberry; Sheepberry; Nanny Berry; Sheep Berry Viburnum lentago Rare or protected plant
- Downy Arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
- American Robin 20 of these plants
- Cedar Waxwing 16 of these plants
- Hummingbird Clearwing 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
- Red-spotted Purple 8 of these plants
- Eastern Bluebird 4 of these plants
- Northern Cardinal 4 of these plants
- Wood Thrush 4 of these plants
None of the other listed species.