| Nectar Sources for Butterflies - During Spring | |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Blueberries | Vaccinium spp. |
| Blackberries, Dewberries | Rubus spp. |
| Wild Plums, Wild Cherries | Prunus spp. |
| Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Redbud | Cercis canadenis |
| Blue Flag | Iris versicolor |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
| Nectar Sources for Butterflies - During Summer | |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
| Orange (Butterfly) Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Swamp Wilkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
| Dogbanes | Apocynum spp. |
| Sumacs | Rhus spp. |
| Coneflowers | Echinacea spp. |
| Thistles | Cirsium spp. |
| Vervains | Verbena spp. |
| Bergamots | Monarda spp. |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus |
| Cow vetch / purple vetch | Vicia cracca/americana |
| French Marigold | Tangets patula |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleia spp. |
| Nectar Sources for Butterflies - During Fall | |
| Asters | Aster spp. |
| Joe-pye Weeds | Eupatorium spp. |
| Goldenrods | Solidago spp. |
| Blazing-stars | Liatris spp. |
| Ironweeds | Vernonia spp. |
| Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria |
| Caterpillar Host Plants for widespread Butterflies | |
| Plant Name | Foodplant for these Caterpillar species |
| Asters (Aster) | Pearl Crescent |
| Cassias (Cassia) | Little Yellow, Sleepy Orange, Cloudless Sulphur, Orange-barred Sulphur |
| Citrus (Citrus) | Giant Swallowtail |
| False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) | Red Admiral |
| Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) | Black Swallowtail |
| Hackberries (Celtis) | Amerian Snout, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor, Question Mark |
| Mallows / Hollyhocks | Gray Hairstreak, Common Checkered-Skipper |
| Milkweeds (Asclepias) | Monarch, Queen |
| Parsley (Petroselinum) | Black Swallowtail |
| Passion-vines (Passiflora) | Gulf Fritillary, Zebra (Heliconian), Variegated Fritillary |
| Pearly-everlastings (Anaphalis) | American Lady |
| Pipevines (Asistolochia) | Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail |
| Purpletop grass (Tridens flavus) | Common Wood-Nymph, Little Glassywing, Zabulon Skipper |
| Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) | Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Snapdragon (Antirrhinum major) | Common Buckeye |
| Sunflowers (Helianthus) | Silvery Checkerspot, Gorgone Checkerspot |
| Turtlehead (Chelone globra) | Baltimore Cherspot |
This page was created: Sunday, 25 July, 1999
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