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Acer rubrum RED MAPLE
 
Host for: Cecropia Moth, Luna Moth, Polyphemus Moth |
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Alnus serrulata HAZEL ALDER
Host for:
Luna Moth |
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Asimina triloba PAWPAW
Host for: Zebra Swallowtail |
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Betula nigra RIVER BIRCH
Host for: Polyphemus Moth |
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Carpinus caroliniana MUSCLEWOOD
Host for: Tiger Swallowtail and Red-spotted Purple |
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Carya coriformis BITTERNUT HICKORY
Host for: Banded Hairstreak, Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth), Luna Moth, Polyphemus Moth |
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Catalpa bignonioides CATALPA
Host for: Catalpa Sphinx Moth |
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Ceanothus americanus NEW JERSEY TEA
Host for:
Mottled Dusky Wing, Spring Azure |
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Celtis laevigata SUGAR HACKBERRY
Host for: Mourning Cloak |
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Cercis canadensis REDBUD
Host for: Henry's Elfin |
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Cornus amomum SILKY DOGWOOD
Host for: Spring Azure |
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Cornus florida FLOWERING DOGWOOD
Host for: Spring Azure |
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Crataegus marshallii PARSLEY HAWTHORN
Host for: Gray Hairstreak, Harvester, Hummingbird Clearwing, Northern Hairstreak, Red-spotted Purple |
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Diospyros virginiana PERSIMMON
Host for: Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth), Luna Moth |
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Fagus grandifolia AMERICAN BEECH
Host for: Early Hairstreak, Harvester, Luna Moth |
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Fraxinus americana WHITE ASH
Host for: Baltimore, Harvester and Tiger Swallowtail |
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Gaylussacia dumosa DWARF DUCKLEBERRY
Host for: Henry's elfin butterfly |
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Ilex opaca AMERICAN HOLLY
Host for: Henry's Elfin |
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Ilex vomitoria YAUPON
Host for: Henry's Elfin |
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Hypericum frondosum GOLDEN ST. JOHNSWORT
Host for: Gray Hairstreak |
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Juniperus virginiana REDCEDAR
Host for: Eastern Pine Elfin, Olive Hairstreak (Juniper Hairstreak) |
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Liquidambar styraciflua SWEETGUM
Host for: Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth), Luna Moth |
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Liriodendron tulipifera TULIPTREE
Host for: Red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Spicebush Swallowtail |
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Lindera benzoin SPICEBUSH
Host for: Spicebush Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail |
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Magnolia virginiana SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA
Host for: Cecropia Moth, Palamedes Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail |
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Myrica cerifera WAXMYRTLE
Host for:Red-banded Hairstreak |
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Persea borbonia var. palustris SWAMP REDBAY
Host for: Palamedes Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail |
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Prunus serotina BLACK CHERRY
Host for: Cecropia Moth, Coral Hairstreak, Red-spotted Purple, Spring Azure, Striped Hairstreak, Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy |
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Ptelea trifoliata WAFER-ASH
Host for: Giant Swallowtail |
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Quercus michauxii SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK
Host for: Juvenal's duskywing butterfly |
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Quercus shumardii SHUMARD RED OAK
Host for: white M hairstreak butterfly |
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Quercus stellata POST OAK
Host for: Juvenal's duskywing butterfly |
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Quercus velutina BLACK OAK
Host for: Juvenal's duskywing butterfly |
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Quercus virginiana LIVE OAK
Host for: White-M Hairstreak |
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Robinia pseudacacia BLACK LOCUST
Host for: Silver-spotted Skipper, Zarucco Duskywing |
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Sassafras albidum SASSAFRAS
Host for: Cecropia Moth, Palamedes Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail |
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Spiraea tomentosa STEEPLEBUSH
Host for: Spring Azure |
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Basswood (Linden) Tilia americana BASSWOOD
Host for: Red-spotted purple and mourning cloak
?Polyphemus Moth, Question Mark, Tiger Swallowtail |
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Vaccinum arboreum SPARKLEBERRY
Host for: Henry's Elfin
?Brown Elfin, Red-spotted Purple, Spring Azure, Striped Hairstreak |
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Viburnum acerifolium MAPLELEAF VIBURNUM
Host for: Henry's elfin |
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Viburnum bracteatum BRACTED VIBURNUM
Host for: Spring Azure |
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Yucca aloifolia ALOE YUCCA
Host for: yucca giant skipper |
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Yucca filamentosa ADAM'S NEEDLE
Host for: Yucca Moth |
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Zanthoxylum clava-herculis HERCULES' CLUB
Host for: Giant Swallowtail |
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Lonicera sempervirens TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE
Host for: spring azure,
Giant Leopard Moth, Hummingbird Clearwing |
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Passiflora incarnata PASSION FLOWER
Host for: Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Zebra |
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Wisteria frutescens AMERICAN WISTERIA
Baltimore, Clouded Skipper, Horace's Dusky Wing, Long-tailed Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper
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Sporobolus heterolepis PRAIRIE DROPSEED
Host for: various skippers and Little Wood Satyr |
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Amsonia tabernaemontana BLUESTAR
Host for: Coral Hairstreak |
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Antennaria plantaginifolia PUSSYTOES
Host for: American Painted Lady |
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Aruncus dioicus GOAT'S BEARD
Host for: dusky blue butterfly |
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Asclepias incarnata SWAMP MILKWEED
Host for: Monarch |
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Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLYWEED
Host for: Monarch
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Aster laevis SMOOTH ASTER
Host for: pearl crescent butterfly |
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Baptisia australis PURPLE WILD INDIGO
Host for: Indigo Dusky Wing and Zarucco Dusky Wing
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Baptisia pendula WHITE WILD INDIGO
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Cardamine concatenata CUT-LEAF TOOTHWORT
Host for: falcate orange-tip |
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Chelone lyonii TURTLEHEAD
Host for: Baltimore and Buckeye |
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Cimicifuga racemosa BLACK COHOSH
Host for: spring azure |
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Erigeron philadelphicus DAISY FLEABANE
Host for: Lynx Flower Moth |
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Eryngium yuccifolium RATTLESNAKE MASTER
Host for: Black Swallowtail |
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Euphorbia corollata FLOWERING SPURGE
Host for: Monarch Butterfly (when milkweed isn't available) |
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Hibiscus coccineus SWAMP MALLOW
Host for: Gray Hairstreak |
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Penstemon digitalis SMOOTH BEARDTONGUE
Host for: Buckeye Butterfly |
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Podophyllum peltatum MAYAPPLE
Host for: Variegated Fritillary |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum MOUNTAIN MINT
Host for: Gray Hairstreak |
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Rudbeckia laciniata CUTLEAF CONEFLOWER
Host for: Silvery Checkerspot (or cresent spot??) |
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Rudbeckia triloba BROWNEYED SUSAN
Host for: Silvery Checkerspot
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Ruellia humilis WILD PETUNIA
Host for: buckeye butterfly |
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Thermopsis villosa CAROLINA LUPINE
Host for: Dreamy Dusky Wing and Eastern Tailed Blue
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Verbena canadensis ROSE VERBENA
Host for: buckeye butterfly |
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Viola pedata BIRD'S FOOT FIOLET
Host for: various fritillary butterflies |
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Viola rafinesquii FIELD PANSY
Host for: Variegated Fritillary |
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Zizea aurea GOLDEN ALEXANDER
Host for: Black Swallowtail |
Azalea Rhododendron sp.
Brown Elfin, Datana Major Moth (Azalea Caterpillar)
Blackberry Rubus sp.
Striped Hairstreak
Chestnut, Chinquapin Castanea sp.
Polyphemus Moth
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia
Coral Hairstreak, Henry's Elfin, Red-spotted Purple, Striped Hairstreak, Viceroy
Cottonwood Populus deltoides
Cecropia Moth, Dreamy Dusky Wing, Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy
Crabapple Malus angustifolia
Cecropia Moth, Cloudless Sulphur, Spring Azure, Viceroy
Elm Ulmus sp.
Comma (Hop Merchant), Mourning Cloak, Polyphemus Moth, Question Mark
Hazel Nut (Filbert) Corylus americana
Juvenal's Dusky Wing
Locust, Honey Gleditsia triacanthos
Painted Lady, Silver-spotted Skipper
Mistletoe Phoradendron sp.
Great Purple Hairstreak
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Brown Elfin
Mulberry Morus sp.
Red-spotted Purple
Pecan Carya illinoiensis
Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth)
Pine Pinus sp.
Eastern Pine Elfin
Serviceberry Amelanchier sp.
Striped Hairstreak, Coral Hairstreak
Sumac Rhus sp.
Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth), Red-banded Hairstreak, Spring Azure
Walnut Juglans nigra
Banded Hairstreak, Hickory Horned Devil (Royal Walnut Moth)
Willow Salix sp.
Comma (Hop Merchant), Dreamy Dusky Wing, Green Comma, Luna Moth, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, Polyphemus Moth, Red-spotted Purple, Spring Azure, Striped Hairstreak, Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Mourning Cloak
Witchhazel Hamamelis sp.
Dreamy Dusky Wing, Harvester
Dutchman's Pipevine Aristolochia sp.
Pipevine Swallowtail
Smilax (Catbrier) Smilax sp.
Olive Hairstreak (Juniper Hairstreak)
Broomsedge Andropogon sp.
Cobweb Skipper
Coneflowers Echinacea sp.
Silvery Checkerspot
Dotted Horsemint Monarda punctata
Common Sooty Wing
Ginger Asarum canadense
Pipevine Swallowtail
Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum
Monarch
Ironweeds Vernonia sp.
American Painted Lady
Lupine Lupinus sp.
Alfalfa Butterfly (Orange Sulphur), Clouded Sulphur, Frosted Elfin, Pine Elfin, various blues
Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata
Ceraunus Blue, Cloudless Sulphur, Little Sulphur (Little Yellow)
Peppergrass Lepidium sp.
Checkered White, Cabbage Butterfly
Plantain Plantago sp.
Baltimore, Buckeye, Giant Leopard Moth, Wooly Bear (Isabella Tiger Moth)
Plumegrass Erianthus sp.
Clouded Skipper
Purpletop Tridens flavus
Common Wood Nymph
Sedges Carex sp.
Common Wood Nymph, Georgia Satyr, Little White, various skippers
Sorrel (Dock) Rumex sp.
Little Copper (American Copper) and other coppers
Spanish Needles Bidens sp.
Dainty Sulphur
Stinging Nettle Urtica sp.
Comma (Hop Merchant), Milbert's Tortoise Shell, Painted Lady, Question Mark, Red Admiral
Sunflowers Helianthus sp.
Gorgone Checkerspot, Painted Lady, Silvery Checkerspot
Thistle Cirsium sp.
Painted Lady
Virginia Snakeroot Cimicifuga americana
Pipevine Swallowtail
Vetch
Gray Hairstreak, Eastern Blue Tail, Alfalfa Butterfly
Clover
Eastern Blue Tail
Beggar’s Tick
Eastern Blue Tail, long-tailed skipper
some kind of native grass???
Common Wood Nymph
