Admirals and Relatives, : Painted Lady: cardui * , Subfamily: Host: Many Compositae, esp. Thistles ( horridulum, C. nuttallii) Red-spotted Purple: arthemis astyanax Host: (), (Salix : Vanessa virginiensis * caroliniana, S. nigra) Host: Women’s Tobacco ( plantag- inifolia), Narrowleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamo- Viceroy: Limenitis archippus * chaeta falcata), Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta Host: Willows (, S. nigra) purpurea)

Emperors, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Apaturinae Ceraunus Blue Hackberry Emperor: Astercampa celtis * Host: Sugarberry Tree (Celtis laevigata) need native host to com- plete their life cycle. The larvae of many spe- Tawny Emperor: Astercampa clyton Host: Sugarberry Tree (Celtis laevigata) Zebra Heliconian Gulf Fritillary cies can only survive on specific plants; think of monarchs and milkweeds, longwings and True Brushfoots, Family: Nymphalidae, Sub- passionflowers. The host plants listed here family: are native to the coastal region of & Phaon Crescent: phaon * . They provide a critical link in Host: Frog fruit ( nodiflora) survival. Protect native plants in your landscape and grow them in your gardens to Pearl Crescent: Phyciodes tharos Palamedes Swallowtail Pipevine Swallowtail Host: Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) support these important pollinators.

‘Seminole’ Texan Crescent: texana seminole Host: Wild Petunia ( caroliniensis)

Common Buckeye: Junonia coenia * Host: Toadflax Nuttallanthus( canadensis), False Foxglove (Agalinis spp.) Great Southern White Cloudless Sulphur Provided by Coastal WildScapes (www.coastalwildscapes.org) White Peacock: jatrophae in cooperation with the St. Catherines Island Foundation. Host: Water-hyssop (), Wild Research, Design & Photographs by Christa F. Hayes. Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) Editorial contributions from Mike Chapman, Arden Jones, Eamonn Leonard, Eileen Schaeffer, Jacob Thompson. Question Mark: interrogationis * Illustrations by Philip Henry Gosse circa 1838 Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), False Nettle ( cylindrica) Queen Monarch Mourning Cloak: Nymphalis antiopa * Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), Willows (Sa- lix caroliniana, S. nigra) Coastal Butterflies Red Admiral: * & Host Plants Host: False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) Swallowtails to Brushfoots Common Buckeye Phaon Crescent Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Eastern Pygmy Blue Sulfurs and Yellows Eastern Pine Elfin: Callophys niphon Summer Azure: neglecta * COASTAL BUTTERFLIES Family: , Subfamily: Coliandinae Host: Pines (Pinus palustris, P. taedo) Host: Tea () Swallowtails to Brushfoots * Butterflies documented on St. Catherines Island Sulphur: Colias eurytheme * Southern Hairstreak: * Holly Azure: Celastrina idella * SWALLOWTAILS & PARNASSIANS Host: (Baptisia spp.) (Lupinus spp.) Host: White (Quercus alba, Q. austrina, Q. Host: Hollies (Ilex glabra, I. opaca) Family: Papilionidae, Subfamily: Papilioninae (Vicia spp.) virginiana) Ceraunus Blue: Hemiargus ceraunus * Zebra Swallowtail: Eurytides marcellus Cloudless Sulphur: Phoebis sennae * Banded Hairstreak: Satyrium calanus * Host: Partridge Peas (Chamaecrista fasciculata, C. Host: Paw Paw (Asimina angustifolia, A. incana, Host: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, C. Host: Hickory (Carya glabra, C. ovalis), Oaks nictitans), Least Snoutbean (Rhynchosia minima), A. parviflora) nictitans), Java-bean () (Quercus spp.) Danglepod (Sesbania herbacea)

Pipevine Swallowtail: * Barred Yellow: daira * King’s Hairstreak: Satyrium kingi METALMARKS Host: Pipevines (Aristolochia serpentaria, A. Host: Sticky Jointvetch ( viscidula) Host: Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) Family: , Subfamily: tomentosa) Sensitive-briar (Mimosa microphylla, M. strigil- losa) Striped Hairstreak: Satyrium liparops Little Metalmark: virginiensis Black Swallowtail: polyxenes * Host: Hawthorne ( aestivalis, C. mar- Host: Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus), Host: Herbwilliam (Ptilimnium capillaceum) Little Yellow: Pyrisitia lisa * shallii), Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Yellow Thistle () Host: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, C. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Papilio glaucus * nictitans) Red-banded Hairstreak: Calycopis cecrops * BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES Host: Sweetbay ( virginiana), Wild Host: Detritus of Sumac (Rhus copallinum) & Family: Nymphalidae Plum (), Black Cherry (Prunus Sleepy Orange: Abaeis nicippe * Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera) Snouts, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Liby- serotina) Host: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, theinae C. nictitans), Java-bean (Senna obtusifolia) Gray Hairstreak: melinus * Spicebush Swallowtail: Host: Legumes-Fabaceae (Rhychosia_minima), American Snout: Libytheana carinenta * Host: Spicebush (Lindera melissifolia), Redbay Dainty Sulphur: Mallows Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) (, P. palustris), Sassafras (Sassafras Host: Beggarticks (Bidens spp.), Sneezeweed albidum) (Helenium spp.) White M Hairstreak: Parrhasius m-album * Milkweed Butterflies, Family: Nymphalidae, Host: White Oaks (Quercus alba, Q. austrina, Q. Subfamily: Danainae Palamedes Swallowtail: Papilio palamedes * GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES virginiana), Basswood () Host: Redbay (Persea borbonia, P. palustris) Hairstreaks, Family: , Subfamily: Monarch: Danaus plexippus * Blues Host: Milkweeds ( humistrata, A. tu- Giant Swallowtail: Papilio cresphontes * Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: berosa) Host: Hercule’s Club (Zanthoxylum clava-hercu- Great : Atlides halesus * lis), Common Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) Host: ( leucarpum) Cassius Blue: Leptotes cassius * Queen: Danaus gilippus * Host: Milkpeas (Galactia sp.) Host: Gulf Coast Swallow-wort (Seutera angusti- WHITES Juniper Hairstreak: gryneus folia), Milkweeds (Asclepias lanceolata) Family: Pieridae, Subfamily: Pierinae Host: Eastern Redcedar () Eastern Pygmy-Blue: pseudofea * Host: Glassworts (Salicornia bigelovii, S. virginica) Fritillaries and Longwings, Family: White: rapae * Sweadner’s Juniper Hairstreak: Callophrys Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Host: Bittercress (Cardamine pen- gryneus sweadneri * Eastern Tailed-Blue: Cupido comyntas * sylvanica), Western Tansymustard (Descurainia Host: S. Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. Host: Vetches (Vicia spp.), Hairy Lepedeza (Les- Gulf Fritillary: Agraulis vanillae * pinnata) silicicola) pedeza hirta) Host: Passionflower ( incarnata, P. lutea)

Checkered White: protodice * Henry’s Elfin: Callophrys henrici * Spring Azure: Zebra Heliconian: charithonia * Host: Sea Rocket (Cakile edentula), W. Tansymus- Host: Hollies (Ilex sp), Blueberries (Vaccinium sp) Host: Dogwoods (Cornus asperifolia, C. ) Host: Passionflower (, P. lutea) tard (), Pepperweed () Variegated Fritillary: claudia * Host: Passionflower (, P. incar- Great Southern White: Ascia monuste * nata), Violets ( lanceolata, V. palmata) Host: Saltwort (Batis maritima), Sea Rocket (Cakile spp.), Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium Coastal Butterflies: Satyrs to Skippers virginicum) is also available: www.coastalwildscapes.org Pine Elfin Little Metalmark Sleepy Orange Banded Hairstreak Barred Yelow Red-banded Hairstreak