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More than
100 species of butterflies can reasonably be expected to take nectar in
a garden. However, some of these butterflies prefer host plants
that are not suited to culture in the well-groomed garden. Some
butterfly caterpillars prefer grasses and weeds.
Nevertheless,
there is a long list of butterflies that will carry out their complete
life cycles in a garden setting.
Please note: When more than one plant is listed as a host for a
particular species,
it is common to find that in a given locality, only one of those plants
is selected by
the local butterfly population of that species. |
- AMERICAN
PAINTED LADY
- Everlastings--
Gnaphalium, Antennaria, Anaphalis
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- BANDED
HAIRSTREAK
- Walnuts (Juglans)
Hickories (Carya)
Oaks (Quercus)
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- BUCKEYE
- Snapdragons
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- COMMA
- Nettles (Urticaceae)
Hops (Humulus)
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- EASTERN BLACK
SWALLOWTAIL
- Fennel, parsley,
dill
Queen Anne's Lace
(Daucus carota)
Rue
- (Ruta
graveolens)
Texas turpentine broom
(Thamnosma texana)
- EASTERN
TAILED BLUE
- Legumes
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- GRAY
HAIRSTREAK
- Oak (Quercus)
Mint (Lamiacea)
Mallows
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- GULF
FRITILLARY
- Passion Flower
(Passiflora incarnata)
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- MONARCH
- Milkweed (Asclepias)
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- PAINTED LADY
- Thistle (Cirsium)
Composites
(Asteraceae)
Mallows (Malvaceae)
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- PALAMEDES
SWALLOWTAIL
- Red bay
(Persea borbonia)
Sweet bay
(Magnolia virginiana)
Sassafras
(Sassafras albidum)
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- PIPEVINE
SWALLOWTAIL
- Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolchia macrophylla)
Virginia Snakeroot
(Aristolchia serpentaria)
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- QUESTION MARK
- Nettles (Urticaceae)
Hops (Humulus)
- RED ADMIRAL
- Nettles (Urticaceae)
False nettles
(Boehmeria)
Hops (Humulus)
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- RED-BANDED
HAIRSTREAK
- Waxmyrtle
(Myrica cerifern)
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- RED-SPOTTED
PURPLE
- Willows (Salix)
Poplar (Populus)
Cherry (Prunus)
Apple (Malus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus)
Hornbeam (Carpinus)
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- SARA
ORANGETIP
- Crucifers
(Brassicaceae)
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- SILVER-SPOTTED
SKIPPER
- Wisteria (Wisteria)
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza)
Locust (Gleditsia)
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- SPICEBUSH
SWALLOWTAIL
- Spicebush
(Lindera benzoin)
Sassafras
(Sassafras albidum)
Various bays
Persea)
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- TIGER
SWALLOWTAIL
- Wild cherry
Tulip poplar
Sweet bay
(Magnolia virginiana)
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- VARIEGATED
FRITILLARY
- Passion Flower
(Passiflora incarnata)
Violets (Viola)
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- VICEROY
- Willows (Salix)
Cherry (Prunus)
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- ZEBRA
SWALLOWTAIL
- Papaw
(asimina triloba)
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Host
Plants