Admirals and Relatives, Family: Painted Lady: Vanessa cardui * Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Limenitidinae Host: Many Compositae, esp. Thistles (Cirsium horridulum, C. nuttallii) Red-spotted Purple: Limenitis arthemis astyanax Host: Prunus (Prunus serotina), Willows (Salix American Lady: Vanessa virginiensis * caroliniana, S. nigra) Host: Women’s Tobacco (Antennaria plantag- inifolia), Narrowleaf Purple Everlasting (Gamo- Viceroy: Limenitis archippus * chaeta falcata), Purple Everlasting (Gamochaeta Host: Willows (Salix caroliniana, S. nigra) purpurea) Emperors, Family: Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Apaturinae Ceraunus Blue Hackberry Emperor: Astercampa celtis * Host: Sugarberry Tree (Celtis laevigata) Butterflies need native host plants 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: Nymphalinae are native to the coastal region of Georgia & Phaon Crescent: Phyciodes phaon * South Carolina. They provide a critical link in Host: Frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora) butterfly 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: Anthanassa texana seminole Host: Wild Petunia (Ruellia 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: Anartia jatrophae in cooperation with the St. Catherines Island Foundation. Host: Water-hyssop (Bacopa monnieri), 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: Polygonia interrogationis * Illustrations by Philip Henry Gosse circa 1838 Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) Queen Monarch Mourning Cloak: Nymphalis antiopa * Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), Willows (Sa- lix caroliniana, S. nigra) Coastal Butterflies Red Admiral: Vanessa atalanta * & 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: Celastrina neglecta * COASTAL BUTTERFLIES Family: Pieridae, Subfamily: Coliandinae Host: Pines (Pinus palustris, P. taedo) Host: New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Swallowtails to Brushfoots * Butterflies documented on St. Catherines Island Orange Sulphur: Colias eurytheme * Southern Oak Hairstreak: Satyrium favonius * Holly Azure: Celastrina idella * SWALLOWTAILS & PARNASSIANS Host: Fabaceae (Baptisia spp.) (Lupinus spp.) Host: White Oaks (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 (Senna obtusifolia) (Quercus spp.) Danglepod (Sesbania herbacea) Pipevine Swallowtail: Battus philenor * Barred Yellow: Eurema daira * King’s Hairstreak: Satyrium kingi METALMARKS Host: Pipevines (Aristolochia serpentaria, A. Host: Sticky Jointvetch (Aeschynomene viscidula) Host: Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) Family: Riodinidae, Subfamily: Riodininae tomentosa) Sensitive-briar (Mimosa microphylla, M. strigil- losa) Striped Hairstreak: Satyrium liparops Little Metalmark: Calephelis virginiensis Black Swallowtail: Papilio polyxenes * Host: Hawthorne (Crataegus aestivalis, C. mar- Host: Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissimus), Host: Herbwilliam (Ptilimnium capillaceum) Little Yellow: Pyrisitia lisa * shallii), Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum) Host: Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, C. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Papilio glaucus * nictitans) Red-banded Hairstreak: Calycopis cecrops * BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES Host: Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana), Wild Host: Detritus of Sumac (Rhus copallinum) & Family: Nymphalidae Plum (Prunus angustifolia), 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: Strymon melinus * Spicebush Swallowtail: Papilio troilus Host: Legumes-Fabaceae (Rhychosia_minima), American Snout: Libytheana carinenta * Host: Spicebush (Lindera melissifolia), Redbay Dainty Sulphur: Nathalis iole Mallows Host: Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata) (Persea borbonia, 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 (Tilia americana) Host: Redbay (Persea borbonia, P. palustris) Hairstreaks, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Monarch: Danaus plexippus * Theclinae Blues Host: Milkweeds (Asclepias humistrata, A. tu- Giant Swallowtail: Papilio cresphontes * Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae berosa) Host: Hercule’s Club (Zanthoxylum clava-hercu- Great Purple Hairstreak: Atlides halesus * lis), Common Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) Host: Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) Cassius Blue: Leptotes cassius * Queen: Danaus gilippus * Host: Milkpeas (Galactia sp.) Host: Gulf Coast Swallow-wort (Seutera angusti- WHITES Juniper Hairstreak: Callophrys gryneus folia), Milkweeds (Asclepias lanceolata) Family: Pieridae, Subfamily: Pierinae Host: Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) Eastern Pygmy-Blue: Brephidium pseudofea * Host: Glassworts (Salicornia bigelovii, S. virginica) Fritillaries and Longwings, Family: Cabbage White: Pieris rapae * Sweadner’s Juniper Hairstreak: Callophrys Nymphalidae, Subfamily: Heliconiinae Host: Pennsylvania 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 (Passiflora incarnata, P. lutea) Checkered White: Pontia protodice * Henry’s Elfin: Callophrys henrici * Spring Azure: Celastrina ladon Zebra Heliconian: Heliconius charithonia * Host: Sea Rocket (Cakile edentula), W. Tansymus- Host: Hollies (Ilex sp), Blueberries (Vaccinium sp) Host: Dogwoods (Cornus asperifolia, C. florida) Host: Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata, P. lutea) tard (Descurainia pinnata), Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum) Variegated Fritillary: Euptoieta claudia * Host: Passionflower (Passiflora lutea, P. incar- Great Southern White: Ascia monuste * nata), Violets (Viola 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.