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
33 native plants in West Virginia. 1 not suggested for gardens
- Missouri VioletViola missouriensis
- Northern Bog VioletViola nephrophylla
- Smooth Yellow VioletViola pubescens var. scabriuscula
- Viola lanceolata subsp. lanceolataViola lanceolata subsp. lanceolata
- Viola trilobaViola triloba
- Viola triloba var. trilobaViola triloba var. triloba
- Bird's-foot VioletViola pedata
- Marsh Blue VioletViola cucullata
- Downy Yellow VioletViola pubescens
- Roundleaf Yellow VioletViola rotundifolia
- American Dog VioletViola labradorica
- Appalachian VioletViola appalachiensis
- Arrow Leaf Violet; Arrow Head VioletViola sagittata var. sagittata
- Arrowleaf VioletViola sagittata
- Canada VioletViola canadensis
- Halberd-leaf Yellow VioletViola hastata
- Hooded Blue VioletViola sororia
- Lanceleaf VioletViola lanceolata
- LeConte's VioletViola affinis
- Long-spurred VioletViola rostrata
- Primrose-leaf VioletViola primulifolia
- Prostrate Blue VioletViola walteri
- Southern Woodland VioletViola hirsutula
- Striped Cream VioletViola striata
- Sweet White VioletViola blanda
- Three Lobe VioletViola palmata
- Threepart VioletViola tripartita
- Viola canadensis var. canadensisViola canadensis var. canadensis
- Viola macloskeyiViola macloskeyi
- Wood VioletViola subsinuata
- Yellow PassionflowerPassiflora lutea
- MaypopsPassiflora incarnata
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Northern Wood Violet Viola septentrionalis Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.