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HOST FOR

Adult Butterflies will visit a wide variety of flowers; these are host plants for the Larvae (Caterpillars). An incomplete list of as there are over 50 native to . Many of the butterflies omitted from this list do not use garden or landscape plants as larval hosts.

Butterfly Scientific Name Common Name Larval Native Host Plants(s) virginiensis margaritacea (Pearly everlasting) aphrodite Aphrodite fritillary spp. (Violets) Chelone glabra (White turtlehead) Euphydryas phaeton checkerspot Penstemon hirsutus (Beardtongue) Carya ovata (Shag-bark hickory) calanus Banded hairstreak Juglans cinerea & nigra (Butternut & Black walnut) Quercus spp.() Zizia aptera (Heart-leaved Alexander) Zizia aurea (Golden Alexander) Papilio polyxenes Black swallowtail Non-Native Host Plants: Carrots, Parsley, & Dill Erynnis lucilius Columbine Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine) vaualbum Compton tortoiseshell Salix spp. () Aronia melanocarpa (Black chokeberry) pensylvanica (Pin cherry) Satyrium titus Coral hairstreak Prunus nigra (Canada plum) Prunus serotina (Wild black cherry) (Choke cherry) Erynnis icelus Dreamy duskywing Salix spp. (Willows) Cupido comyntas Eastern-tailed blue Desmodium canadense (Showy tick trefoil) Fraxinus spp.(Ash) Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip poplar) coronaria (Wild crab apple) Eastern tiger Prunus pensylvanica (Pin cherry) Papilio glaucus swallowtail Prunus serotina (Wild black cherry) Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) Sorbus americana (American mountain ash) Tilia americana (Linden) Ptelea trifoliata (Hop tree) Papilio cresphontes Giant swallowtail Zanthoxylum americanum (Prickly ash) Great spangled Speyeria cybele Viola spp. (Violets) fritillary Boloria bellona Meadow fritillary Viola spp. (Violets) Danaus plexippus Monarch spp. (Milkweeds) Betula nigra (River ) occidentalis (Northern hackberry) Nymphalis antiopa Mourning cloak Morus rubra (Red mulberry) Salix spp. (Willows) cocyta Northern crescent Doellingeria umbellata (Flat-topped white ) Colias eurytheme sulfur Baptisia australis (E) (Blue false indigo)

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Butterfly Scientific Name Common Name Larval Native Host Plants(s) (Pearly everlasting) decapetalus (Ten-rayed sunflower) Painted lady Helianthus divaricatus (Woodland sunflower) Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp rosemallow) Doellingeria umbellata (Flat-topped white aster) Eurybia spp. (Wood asters) Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth aster) Phyciodes tharos Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) Symphyotrichum pilosum (Frostweed aster) Symphyotrichum puniceum (Purple-stemmed aster) Polygonia interrogationis Question mark Celtis occidentalis (Northern hackberry) Amelanchier spp. (Serviceberry) spp.(Hawthorns) Malus coronaria (Wild crab apple) Red-spotted purple or Prunus pensylvanica (Pin cherry) Limenitis arthemis White admiral Prunus serotina (Wild black cherry) Prunus virginiana (Choke cherry) Salix spp. (Willows) Tilia americana (Linden) Doellingeria umbellata (Flat-topped white aster) purpurea (E) (Purple coneflower) Eurybia spp. (Wood asters) nycteis Silvery checkerspot (Ten-rayed sunflower) Helianthus divaricatus (Woodland sunflower) hirta (E) (Black-eyed Susan) Rudbeckia laciniata (Cutleaf coneflower) Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) Papilio troilus Spicebush swallowtail Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) ( tea) Cornus spp. (Dogwoods) Celastrina ladon Spring azure Prunus pensylvanica (Pin cherry) Rhus spp. (Sumacs) Viburnum spp. (Viburnums) Ceanothus americaus (New Jersey tea) Celastrina neglecta Summer azure Cornus spp. (Dogwoods) Viburnum spp. (Viburnums) Asterocampa clyton Tawny emperor Celtis occidentalis (Northern hackberry) peltatum (Mayapple) claudia Variegated fritillary Viola spp. (Violets) Amelanchier spp. (Serviceberry) Malus coronaria (Wild crab apple) Limenitis archippus Viceroy Prunus pensylvanica (Pin cherry) Prunus nigra (Canada plum) Salix spp. (Willows) (E) Eastern US Native; but not native to New York

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