HOST PLANTS
(By Botanical Name)
Trees
Acer spp. -- Maple | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Albizia julibrissin -- Mimosa | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Aldus serrulata -- Hazel Alder | Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) |
Alnus serrulata --Alder | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Caesalpinia gilliesii -- Bird-of-Paradise | Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis
philea) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) P |
Carya ovata -- Shag Bark Hickory | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus falacer) |
Celtis
spp. -- Hackberry See Net-Leaf Hackberry; Sugarberry | American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Empress Leila (Asterocampa leila) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Celtis laevigata -- Sugarberry | American Snout (Libytheana
carinenta) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata -- Net-Leaf Hackberry | American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Cercis canadensis -- Red Bud | Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) |
Citrus (Various species) | Eastern Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Sickle-winged Skipper (Achylodes thraso) |
Citrus aurantium -- Bitter Orange | Eastern Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) |
Citrus sinensis -- Orange | Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio
cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund) |
Citrus limon -- Lemon | Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund) |
Cornus florida -- Flowering Dogwood | Spring Azure (Celastrina
ladon) Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) |
Ficus carica -- Common Fig | Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) |
Fraxinus americana -- White Ash | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica -- Green Ash | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
Fraxinus velutina -- Arizona Ash | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
Gleditsia triacanthos -- Common Honey-Locust | Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Juglans microcarpa -- Texas Walnut | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus falacer) |
Juglans nigra -- Black Walnut | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus falacer) |
Juniperus ashei -- Mountain Cedar | Olive Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) P |
Juniperus pinchotii -- Red-Berry Juniper | Olive Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) P |
Juniperus virginiana -- Eastern Red-Cedar | Olive Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) |
Liriodendron tulipifera -- Tulip Tree | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) |
Malus pumila -- Apple | Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) |
Morus rubra -- Red Mulberry | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Ostrya virginiana -- Ironwood | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Populus alba -- White Poplar | Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis
astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Populus deltoides -- Cottonwood | Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis
arthemis astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Populus nigra -- Black Poplar | Viceroy (Limenitis
archippus) Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Prosopis spp. -- Mesquite | Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) |
Prosopis glandulosa -- Honey Mesquite | Ceraunus Blue
(Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) |
Prosopis reptans -- Screw-Bean Mesquite | Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) |
Prunus angustifolia -- Sandhill Plum | Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) |
Prunus mexicana -- Mexican Plum | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
Prunus persica -- Common Peach | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
Prunus serotina -- Black Cherry | Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) |
Ptelea trifoliata -- Hop Ash | Easter Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio
glaucus) Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) P |
Pyrus communis -- Common Pear | Red-Spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Quercus alba -- White Oak | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium
calanus falacer) Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
Quercus buckleyi -- Texas Red Oak | Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Quercus falcata -- Southern Red Oak | Banded
Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus falacer) Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Quercus fusiformis -- Plateau Live Oak | California
Sister (Adelpha bredowii eulalia) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus) |
Quercus incana -- Bluejack Oak | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) |
Quercus macrocarpa -- Bur Oak | Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium
calanus falacer) Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) California Sister (Adelpha bredowii eulalia) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) |
Quercus marilandica -- Blackjack Oak | Southern Hairstreak
(Fixsenia favonius) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
Quercus muehlenbergii -- Chinqapin Oak | Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Quercus nigra -- Water Oak | Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
P Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
Quercus phellos -- Willow Oak | Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis
astyanax) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Quercus shumardii -- Shumard's Oak | White M Hairstreak
(Parrhasius m-album) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Quercus stellata -- Post Oak | Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis
horatius) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
Quercus velutina -- Black Oak | Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium
edwardsii) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) |
Quercus virginiana -- Live Oak | Southern Hairstreak
(Fixsenia favonius) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) |
Robinia hispida -- Bristly Locust | Silver Spotted
Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) P |
Robinia pseudoacacia -- Black Locust | Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Salix babylonica -- Weeping Willow | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Salix caroliniana -- Coastal Plain Willow | Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) |
Salix exigua -- Sandbar Willow | Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Salix nigra -- Black Willow | Viceroy (Limenitis
archippus) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii -- Western Soapberry | Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) |
Sassafras albidum -- Sassafras | Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) |
Sesbania drummondii -- Rattlebush | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Tilia americana -- Carolina Basswood | Mourning Cloak
(Nymphalis antiopa) Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) |
Ulmus alata -- Winged Elm | Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Ulmus americana -- American Elm | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis
antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) |
Ulmus crassifolia -- Cedar Elm | Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Ulmus parvifolia -- Chinese Elm | Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Ulmus pumila -- Siberian Elm | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Ulmus rubra -- Slippery Elm | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis
antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis -- Hercule's Club | Eastern Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) P Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund) |
Zanthoxylum fagara -- Wild Lime | Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio
cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) |
Shrubs
Acacia spp. -- Acacia | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Outis Skipper (Cogia outis) |
Acacia roemeriana -- Roemer's Acacia | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Amorpha canescens -- Lead Plant | Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) |
Amorpha fruticosa -- False Indigo | Orange Sulphur (Colias
eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) P Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) |
Amorpha paniculata -- Panicled Amorpha | Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii -- Flame Acanthus | Crimson Patch
(Chlosyne janais) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) |
Ceanothus americanus -- New Jersey Tea | Spring Azure
(Celastrina ladon) Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) |
Crataegus spp. -- Hawthorn | Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Crataegus marshallii -- Parsley Hawthorn | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Dalea frutescens -- Black Dalea | Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) |
Eysenhardtia texana -- Texas Kidneywood | Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia) |
Guajacum angustifolium -- Soapbush | Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Karwinskia humboldtiana -- Coyotillo | Two-Barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) |
Leucophyllum frutescens -- Texas Sage | Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona) |
Leucophyllum texanum -- Ceniza Blanca | Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona) |
Ligustrum lucidum -- Glossy Privet | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
Lindera benzoin -- Spicebush | Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) |
Pithecellobium flexicaule -- Texas Ebony | Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) P White-Angled Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) |
Plumbago spp. -- Leadwort | Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) |
Plumbago auriculata -- Plumbago | Cassius Blue (Leptotes
cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) |
Senna alata -- Candle-Stick Tree | Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) |
Senna corymbosa -- Argentine Senna | Cloudless Sulphur
(Phoebis sennae) Orange Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) |
Vaccinium arboreum -- Blueberry | Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium
liparops) Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) |
Vines
Aristolochia tomentosa -- Woolly Dutchman's Pipevine | Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) |
Centrosema virginianum -- Butterfly Pea | Southern Cloudywing
(Thorybes bathyllus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Cynanchum laeve -- Sandvine | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Cynanchum racemosum -- Talayote | Soldier (Danaus eresimus) |
Erythrina herbacea -- Coral-Bean | Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Glycine max -- Soy-Bean | Clouded Sulphur (Colias
philodice) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) |
Humulus lupulus -- Hops | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis
antiopa) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
Lathyrus spp. -- Peavine | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Matelea reticulata -- Green Milkweedvine | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Maurandya antirrhiniflora -- Snapdragon Vine | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Passiflora caerulea -- Blue Passionvine | Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae) Julia (Dryas iulia) |
Passiflora incarnata -- Maypop | Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis
vanillae) Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Passiflora incarnata x "incense" -- Purple Passionvine | Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae) |
Passiflora lutea -- Yellow Passionvine | Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis
vanillae) Julia (Dryas iulia) Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Passiflora tenuiloba -- Bird Wing Passionvine | Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) |
Phaseolus spp. -- Beans | Orange
Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) |
Phaseolus limensis -- Lima bean | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon
melinus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) |
Phaseolus vulgaris -- Garden Bean | Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) |
Pueraria montana var. lobata -- Kudzu | Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Sarcostemma cynanchoides -- Climbing-Milkweed | Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Strophostyles helvula -- Trailing Wild-Bean | Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Wisteria fructescens -- Wisteria | Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Wisteria sinensis -- Chinese Wisteria | Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Grasses
Agrostis spp. -- Bent Grass | Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) |
Andropogon gerardii -- Big Bluestem | Common Wood Nymph
(Cercyonis pegala) Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea licinus) Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) |
Andropogon glomeratus -- Bushy Bluestem | Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea licinus) |
Andropogon virginicus -- Broomsedge Bluestem | Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea licinus) |
Aristida purpurascens -- Arrow-Feather Threeawn | Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei) |
Axonopus fissifolius -- Common Carpet Grass | Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia
sosybius) P Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) P |
Bouteloua curtipendula var. caespitosa - Side-Oats Grama | Orange
Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) Green Skipper (Hesperia virdis) |
Bouteloua gracilis -- Blue Gramma | Green Skipper (Hesperia virdis) |
Buchloe dactyloides -- Buffalo Grass | Green Skipper (Hesperia virdis) |
Carex spp. -- Sedges | Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
Broad-Winged Skipper (Poanes viator) |
Carex hyalinolepis -- Hyline-Scale Carid Sedge | Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) |
Chasmanthium latifolium -- Inland Sea Oats | Bell's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes
belli) Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) |
Cladium spp. -- Saw Grass | Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) |
Cynodon dactylon -- Bermuda Grass | Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis
gemma) Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) |
Cyperus esculentus -- Yellow Nut-grass | Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) |
Dactylis glomerata -- Orchard Grass | Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) |
Digitaria cognata -- Fall Witch-Grass | Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) |
Digitaria filiformis -- Slender Crab Grass | Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) |
Digitaria sanguinalis -- Crab Grass | Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes
nysa) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) |
Digitaria ciliaris -- Southern Crab Grass | Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) |
Distichlis spicata -- Salt Grass | Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) |
Echinochloa crus-galli -- Barnyard Grass | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
Echinochloa muricata -- Barnyard Grass | Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) |
Eleusine indica -- Goose Grass | Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) |
Elymus canadensis -- Canada Wild Rice | Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) |
Eragrostis spp. -- Love Grass | Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) |
Eragrostis hypnoides -- Teal Love Grass | Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) |
Erioneuron pilosum -- Hairy Tridens | Green Skipper (Hesperia virdis) |
Glycerium spp. -- Manna Grass | Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) |
Leersia virginica -- Virginia Cut Grass | Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) |
Leptochloa dubia -- Green Spangletop | Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) |
Leersia oryzoides -- Rice Cut Grass | Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha
numitor) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) |
Oryza sativa -- Rice | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) |
Panicum spp. -- Panic Grass | Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Dotted Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos) P Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) P Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Broad-Winged Skipper (Poanes viator) |
Panicum capillare -- Witch Grass | Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) |
Panicum clandestinum -- Deer-tongue | Northern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia egeremet) Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) |
Panicum dichotomum -- Bushy Panic Grass | Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) |
Panicum obtusum -- Vine-Mesquite | Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos) |
Panicum virgatum -- Switch Grass | Dotted Skipper
(Hesperia attalus) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) |
Paspalum spp. | Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) |
Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium -- Thin Paspalum | Clouded
Skipper (Lerema accius) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) |
Pennisetum ciliare -- Buffel Grass | Clouded Skipper (Lerema
accius) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
Phragmites australis -- Common Reed | Broad-Winged Skipper (Poanes viator) |
Poa pratensis -- Kentucky Bluegrass | Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia
sosybius) P Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) |
Saccharum officinarum -- Sugar Cane | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea
eufala) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) |
Schizachyrium scoparium -- Little Bluestem | Swarthy Skipper
(Nastra lherminier) Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea licinus) Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) |
Scirpus cyperinus -- Woolly-Grass Bulrush | Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) |
Setaria pumila -- Yellow Bristle Grass | Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) |
Setaria verticillata -- Hooked Bristle Grass | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
Sorghum bicolor -- Milo | Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
Sorghum halepense -- Johnson Grass | Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) |
Spartina spp. -- Cord Grass | Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) |
Stenotaphrum secundatum -- St. Augustine | Carolina Satyr
(Hermeuptychia sosybius) P Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Celia's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Nysa Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) |
Tridens flavus -- Purpletop | Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) |
Tridens muticus -- Slim Tridens | Green Skipper (Hesperia virdis) |
Zizaniopsis miliacea -- Southern Wild Rice | Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Broad-Winged Skipper (Poanes viator) |
Herbaceous Plants
Abelmoschus esculentus -- Okra | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Abutilon spp. -- Indian Mallow | Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) P |
Abutilon theophrasti -- Velvet-Leaf Butterprint | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) |
Acacia angustissima var. hirta -- Fern Acacia | Mexican
Yellow (Eurema mexicanum) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Outis Skipper (Cogia outis) |
Agalinis fasciculata -- Beach Gerardia | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Agalinis homalantha -- Flat-Flower Gerardia | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Agalinis tenuifolia -- Slender Gerardia | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Alcea rosea -- Hollyhock | Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) |
Aloysia triphylla -- Lemon Verbena | White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
Alternanthera spp. -- Chaff Flower | Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) |
Amaranthus albus -- White Amaranth | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Amaranthus hybridus -- Green Amaranth | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Amaranthus retroflexus -- Red-Root Pigweed | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia -- Common Ragweed | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Ambrosia trifida -- Giant Ragweed | Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) |
Ambrosia trifida var. texana -- Blood Ragweed | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Amphicarpaea bracteata -- Hog Peanut | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Anaphalis margaritacea -- Pearly Everlasting | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Anethum graveolens -- Dill | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Antennaria parlinii -- Pussy-Toes | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Apios americana -- Groundnut | Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus
clarus) |
Apium -- Celery | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Arabis canadensis -- Sickle Pod | Falcate Orangetip
(Anthocharis midea) Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) |
Arabis petiolaris -- Brazos Rockcress | Falcate Orangetip
(Anthocharis midea) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) |
Arachis hypogaea -- Common Peanut | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) |
Aristolochia fimbriata -- White Veined Dutchman's Pipe | Pipevine Swallowtail
(Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) |
Aristolochia reticulata -- Texas Dutchman's Pipe | Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) |
Aristolochia serpentaria -- Virginia Dutchman's Pipe | Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus
philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) |
Artemisia ludoviciana -- Mexican Sagebrush | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Asclepias amplexicaulis -- Blunt-Leaf Milkweed | Monarch
(Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Asclepias asperula -- Antelope Horns | Monarch (Danaus
plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Asclepias curassavica -- Tropical Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus
plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Soldier (Danaus eresimus) |
Asclepias engelmanniana -- Engelmann's Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias incarnata -- Swamp Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias linearis -- Slim Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias oenotheroides -- Side-Cluster Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias stenophylla -- Slim-Leaf Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias tuberosa -- Butterfly-Weed | Monarch (Danaus
plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Asclepias variegata -- White-Flower Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias verticillata -- Whorled Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias viridiflora -- Wand Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Asclepias viridis -- Green Milkweed | Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Aster drummondii var. texanus -- Texas Aster | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
Aster dumosus -- Bush Aster | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
Aster ericoides -- Heath Aster | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
Aster lateriflorus -- California Aster | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
Aster praealtus -- Willow-Leaf Aster | Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) |
Astragalus sp. -- Milk-vetch | Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Astragalus canadensis -- Canada Milk-vetch | Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Astragalus crassicarpus -- Ground-Plum | Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Astragalus distortus var. engelmannii -- Englemann's Milk-Vetch | Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Astragalus nuttallianus -- Small Flower Milk-Vetch | Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Astragalus plattensis -- Platte River Milk-Vetch | Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) |
Atriplex canescens -- Four-Wing Saltbush | Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis) |
Aureolaria grandifloria -- False Foxglove | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Bacopa monieri -- Coastal Water-Hyssop | White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
Baptisia spp. -- Wild Indigo | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus hadros) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Baptisia australis -- Blue Wild Indigo | Frosted Elfin
(Callophrys irus hadros) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea -- Plains Wild Indigo | Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Baptisia sphaerocarpa -- Green Wild Indigo | Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus hadros) |
Berula erecta -- Water-Parsnip | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Bidens pilosa -- Shepherd's Needle | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Boehmeria cylindrica -- False Nettle | Question Mark (Polygonia
interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
Boerhavia erecta -- Erect spiderling | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Brassica nigra -- Black Mustard | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Brassica oleraceae acephala -- Flowering Kale | Cabbage White
(Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Brassica oleraceae capitata -- Cabbage | Checkered White
(Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Brassica oleraceae fotryris -- Cauliflower | Checkered White
(Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Brassica oleraceae gemnifera -- Brussel Sprouts | Checkered
White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Brassica oleraceae italica -- Broccoli | Checkered
White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Brassica rapa -- Turnip | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Buchnera americana -- American Bluehearts | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Callirhoe leiocarpa -- Tall Winecup | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon
melinus) Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Calyptocarpus vialis -- Prostrate Lawnflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Canna spp. -- Canna | Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) |
Capsella bursa-pastoris -- Shepherd's Purse | Great Southern
White (Ascia monuste) ? Falcate Orange-Tip (Anthocharis midea) ? |
Cardamine hirsuta -- Hairy Bittercress | Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) |
Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola -- Sand Bittercress | Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) |
Castilleja spp. -- Paintbrush | Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia
theona) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Castilleja indivisa -- Texas Paintbrush | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Castilleja purpurea -- Prairie Indian Paintbrush | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Ceanothus herbaceous -- Redroot | Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) |
Chamaecrista fasciculata -- Partridge Pea | Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus
ceraunus) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) |
Chamaecrista nictitans -- Sensitive Pea | Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) |
Chenopodium album -- Lamb's-Quarters | Western Pygmy Blue
(Brephidium exilis) Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Chenopodium ambrosioides -- Mexcian-Tea | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Chenopodium berlandieri -- Pit-Seed Goosefoot | Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) |
Chenopodium leptophyllum -- Slim-Leaf Goosefoot | Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis) |
Cicuta maculata -- Water Hemlock | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Cleome spp. -- Spider-Flower | Florida White (Appias drusilla) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Clitoria mariana -- Atlantic Pigeon Wings | Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Coronilla varia -- Crown-Vetch | Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Crotalaria spp. -- Rattle-Pod | Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus
hadros) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) P Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Crotalaria sagittalis -- Arrow Crotalaria | Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus hadros) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) |
Croton spp.-- See Doveweed, Goatweed | Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea
andria) Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) |
Croton capitatus -- Woolly Croton | Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus) Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) |
Croton lindheimerianus -- Three-Seed Croton | Goatweed
Leafwing (Anaea andria) Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) |
Croton monanthogynus -- Doveweed | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon
melinus) Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) |
Croton texensis -- Texas Croton | Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) |
Cryptotaenia canadensis -- Wild Chervil | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Daucus -- Carrot | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Daucus carota -- Queen Anne's Lace | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Dalea candida -- White Prairie Clover | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Dalea purpurea -- Purple Prairie Clover | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) |
Descurainia sophia -- Flixweed Tansy-Mustard | Checkered
White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Desmanthus spp. -- Bundle-Flower | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Desmodium spp. -- Tick-Clover | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) P Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) |
Desmodium canescens -- Hoary Tick-Clover | Eastern Tailed-Blue
(Cupido comyntas) Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) |
Desmodium ciliare -- Little-Leaf Tick-Clover | Hoary Edge
(Achalarus lyciades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Desmodium marilandica -- Maryland Tick-Clover | Eastern Tailed-Blue
(Cupido comyntas) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Desmodium nuttallii -- Nuttall's Tick-Clover | Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) |
Desmodium paniculatum -- Panicled Tick-Clover | Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Desmodium viridiflorum -- Velvet-Leaf Tick-Clover | Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) |
Dicliptera brachiata -- False Mint | Eastern Tailed-Blue
(Cupido comyntas) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) |
Descurainia pinnata -- Pinnate Tansy-Mustard | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) |
Dyschoriste linearis -- Snake-herb | Common Buckeye (Junonia
coenia) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes graphica) |
Dysodiopsis tagetoides -- Marigold Dogweed | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Echium vulgare -- Blueweed | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Echinaceaspp. -- Coneflowers | Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Eriogonum spp. -- Wild Buckwheat | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Erysimum spp. -- Wallflower | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Eupatorium spp. -- Boneset | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Foeniculum vulgare -- Fennel | Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Gaillardia pulchella -- Indian-Blanket | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Galactia spp. -- Milk-Pea | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Galactia volubilis -- Downy Milk-Pea | Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) |
Gamochaeta purpurea -- Purple Cudweed | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Glottidium vesicarium -- Bladderpod | Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Gossypium hirsutum -- Cotton | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Helenium autumnale -- Common Sneezeweed | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Helianthus annuus -- Common Sunflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne
lacinia) Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) |
Helianthus ciliaris -- Blue-Weed Sunflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Helianthus debilis cucumerifolius -- Cucumber-Leaf Sunflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Helianthus maximiliani -- Maximilian Sunflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Helianthus petiolaris -- Plains Sunflower | Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) |
Helianthus tuberosus --Jerusalem-Artichoke | Bordered
Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) |
Heterotheca spp. -- Golden-Aster | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Hibiscus spp. -- Rose-Mallow | Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) P |
Hibiscus syriacus -- Rose-of-Sharon | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Hibiscus trionum -- Flower-Of-An-Hour | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Hybanthus verticillatus -- Nodding Green-Violet | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Indigofera spp. -- Indigo | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) P Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) False Duskywing (Gesta invisa) P Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Indigofera miniata leptosepala -- Western Scarlet-Pea | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Indigofera m. miniata -- Scarlet-Pea | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon
melinus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Justica spp. -- Water-Willow | White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
Lantana spp. -- Lantana | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Lepidium densiflorum -- Prairie Pepperweed | Checkered White
(Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) |
Lepidium virginicum -- Virginia Pepper-Grass | Checkered
White (Pontia protodice) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Lespedeza spp. -- Bush Clovers | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Lespedeza capitata -- Round-Head Bush-Clover | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Lespedeza hirta -- Hairy Bush-Clover | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Lespedeza texana -- Texas Bush-Clover | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) |
Lespedeza virginica -- Slender Bush-Clover | Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) |
Linaria vulgaris -- Butter and Eggs | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Linum berlandieri -- Berlandier's Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Linum imbricatum -- Tufted Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Linum medium -- Texas Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Linum pratense -- Meadow Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Linum rupestre -- Rock Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Linum sulcatum -- Grooved Flax | Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
Lippia lanceolata -- Lance-Leaf Frogfruit | Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes
phaon) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) ? |
Lippia nodiflora -- Common Frogfruit | Phaon Crescent
(Phyciodes phaon) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)P |
Lotus spp. -- Deer-Vetch | Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) P Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Lotus unifoliolatus -- Pursh's Deer Vetch | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) |
Lupinus spp. -- Bluebonnet | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) P |
Lupinus subcarnosus -- Sandy Bluebonnet | Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) |
Lupinus texensis -- Texas Bluebonnet | Little Yellow (Pyrisitia
lisa) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Lysimachia spp. -- Loosestrife | Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) |
Malva neglecta -- Common Mallow | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Malva parviflora -- Little Mallow | Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus) Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Malva rotundifolia -- Running Mallow | Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus) Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Malva sylvestris -- High Mallow | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Malvastrum aurantiacum -- Wright's False Mallow | Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) |
Malvastrum coromandelianum -- Three-Lobe False Mallow | Common Checkered Skipper
(Pyrgus communis) Tropical Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) |
Malvella leprosa var. hederacea -- Alkali Sida | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) |
Medicago hispida -- Bur-Clover | Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Medicago lupulina -- Hop Clover | Orange Sulphur (Colias
eurytheme) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Medicago polymorpha -- California Bur-Clover | Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) |
Medicago sativa -- Alfalfa | Orange
Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Melilotus albus -- White Sweet-Clover | Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Melilotus indicus -- Sour Clover | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Melilotus officinalis -- Yellow Sweet-Clover | Orange
Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Mentha X piperita -- Peppermint | White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
Mimosa spp. -- Catclaw | Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) |
Mimosa pudica -- Sensitive Plant | Barred Yellow
(Eurema daira) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) |
Mimosa strigillosa -- Powderpuff | Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) |
Modiola caroliniana -- Carolina Modiola | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Myosotis spp. -- Forget-Me-Not | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Nasturtium spp. -- Nasturtium | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Nuttallanthus canadensis -- Toad-Flax | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Onopordum acanthium -- Scotch-Thistle | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Oxypolis filiformis -- Leaf-Less Cowbane | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Parietaria pensylvanica -- Pellitory | Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
Parthenium hysterophorus -- False Ragweed | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Petroselinum -- Parlsey | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Phoradendron tomentosum -- Mistletoe | Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) |
Plantago coronopus -- Buck-Horn Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago helleri -- Cedar Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago hookeriana -- Tallow-Weed | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago lanceolata -- English Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago major -- Dooryard Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago rugelii -- Common Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Plantago virginica -- Pale-Seed Plantain | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Polanisia dodecandra -- Clammyweed | Florida White (Appias
drusilla) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Polygonum lapathifolium -- Willow Smart-weed | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Polytaenia nuttallii -- Prairie-parsley | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Pseudognaphalium spp. -- Cudweed | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Ptilimnium capillaceum -- Mock Bishop's Weed | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Raphanus sativus -- Radish | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) |
Rhus spp. -- Sumac | Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) |
Rhynchosia minima -- Least Snout-Bean | Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus
ceraunus) Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) |
Rhynchosia texana -- Snout-Bean | Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Rorippa spp. -- Yellowcress | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Rudbeckia spp. -- Black-Eyed Susan | Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) |
Ruellia spp. -- Wild Petunia | Texan Crescent
(Anthanassa texana) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) |
Ruellia brittoniana -- Mexican Petunia | Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) |
Ruellia caroliniensis -- Small-Flower Ruellia | Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) |
Ruellia nudiflora -- Violet Ruellia | Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) P |
Rumex spp. -- Dock | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Rumex acetosella -- Sheep Sorrel | Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) |
Ruta graveolens -- Rue | Eastern Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) |
Salsola spp. -- Tumbleweed | Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis) |
Senecio spp. -- Ragwort | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Senna alata -- Candlestick Tree | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) |
Senna lindheimeriana -- Lindheimer's Senna | Sleepy
Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) |
Senna marilandica -- Wild Senna | Cloudless
Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) |
Senna occidentalis -- Coffee Senna | Cloudless
Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) |
Senna obtusifolia -- Coffeeweed | Cloudless
Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) |
Senna roemeriana -- Two-Leaf Senna | Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) |
Sesbania herbacea -- Coffee-Bean | Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) |
Sida spionsa -- Prickly Sida | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Silphium spp. -- Rosinweed | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Silybum marianum -- Milk-Thistle | American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) |
Simsia calva -- Awnless Bush-Sunflower | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Sinapis alba -- White Mustard | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Siphonoglossa pilosella -- Tubetongue | Pearl Crescent
(Phyciodes tharos) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes graphica) |
Sisymbrium altissimum -- Tumble Mustard | Checkered White
(Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Sisymbrium irio -- Rocket Mustard | Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis
midea) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Sisymbrium officinale -- Hedge-Mustard | Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) |
Sium suave -- Water-Parsnip | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Smilax tamnoides hispida -- Chinaroot | Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) |
Spermolepis divaricata -- Forked Scaleseed | Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Sphaeralcea spp. -- Globe-Mallow | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Sphaeralcea angustifolia -- Narrow-Leaf Globe-Mallow | Common
Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Streaky Skipper (Celotes nessus) |
Sphaeralcea coccinea -- Scarlet Globe-Mallow | Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) |
Spigelia spp. -- Pinkroot | Soldier (Danaus eresimus) ? |
Stylosanthes biflora -- Side-Beak Pencil-Flower | Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) |
Tagetes spp. -- Marigolds | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Tephrosia onobrychoides -- Multi-Bloom Tephrosia | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Thalia dealbata -- Powdery Thalia | Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) |
Thelesperma filifolium -- Greenthread | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Thelesperma megapotamicum -- Indian Tea | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Thlaspi arvense -- Field Pennycress | Checkered White (Pontia protodice) |
Thymophylla pentachaeta -- Common Dogweed | Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) |
Tragia spp. -- Noseburn | Blue-Eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) |
Tragia ramosa -- Catnip Noseburn | Blue-Eyed Sailor
(Dynamine dyonis) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) |
Trianthema portulacastrum -- Desert Horse-Purslane | Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis) |
Trifolium spp. -- Clover | Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) |
Trifolium arvense -- Rabbit-Clover | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Trifolium incarnatum -- Crimson Clover | Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) |
Trifolium pratense -- Red Clover | Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Trifolium repens -- White Clover | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) |
Urtica chamaedryoides -- Stinging Nettle | Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
Verbena bonariensis -- Brazilian Verbena | Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) |
Verbesina encelioides -Cowpen Daisy | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Verbesina helianthoides -- Gravel Weed Crownbeard | Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) |
Verbesina virginica -- Frostweed | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne
lacinia) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) |
Vicia spp. -- Vetch | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Vicia sativa -- Common Vetch | Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Vicia villosa -- Hairy Vetch | Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) |
Viguiera dentata -- Sunflower Golden-Eye | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Xanthium strumarium var. candense -- Cocklebur | Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) |
Yucca arkansana -- Arkansas Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Yucca constricta -- Buckley's Yucca | Yucca Giant
Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) Strecker's Giant Skipper (Megathymus streckeri) |
Yucca necopina -- Glen Rose Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Yucca pallida -- Pale Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Yucca rupicola -- Texas Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Yucca torreyi -- Torrey's Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Yucca treculeana -- Trecul's Yucca | Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) |
Zea mays -- Corn | Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) |