Trees & Shrubs
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Examples of Caterpillars That Use Them
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| Acer rubrum (red maple) |
Cecropia Moth |
| Amelanchier spp. (serviceberries) |
Striped Hairstreak |
| Apios americana (groundnut) |
Silver Spotted Skipper |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (bearberry) |
Hoary Elfin, Brown Elfin |
| Aristolochia spp. (pipevine) |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
| Asimina triloba (pawpaw) |
Zebra Swallowtail, Pawpaw Sphinx |
| Betula spp. (birches) |
Mourning Cloak, White Admiral, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail |
| Carpinus caroliniana (ironwood) |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Striped Hairstreak |
| Carya spp. (hickory) |
Banded Hairstreak, Hickory Hairstreak |
| Ceaonothus americana (New Jersey tea) |
Summer Azure |
| Celtis occidentalis (hackberry) |
Hackberry Emperor, Mourning Cloak, QuestionhMark, American Snout |
| Chionanthus virginicus (fringetree) |
Rustic Sphinx |
| Cornus spp. (dogwoods) |
Spring Azure, Summer Azure |
| Crataegus spp. (hawthorns) |
Striped Hairstreak |
| Diospyros virginiana (persimmon) |
Luna Moth |
| Fagus grandifolia (American beech) |
Early Hairstreak |
| Fraxinus spp. (ash) |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Hickory Hairstreak, Mourning Cloak, Viceroy |
| Gleditisa triacanthos (honey locust) |
Silver Spotted Skipper |
| Juglans cinerea (butternut) |
Banded Hairstreak, Hickory Hairstreak |
| Juglans nigra (black walnut) |
Banded Hairstreak, Luna Moth, Regal Moth |
| Juniperus virginiana (eastern red cedar) |
Juniper Hairstreak |
| Lindera benzoin (spicebush) |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree) |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay) |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| Photinia spp. (chokeberries) |
Coral Hairstreak |
| Pinus spp. (pines) |
Eastern Pine Elfin |
| Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine) |
Gray Hairstreak |
| Populus deltoides (cottonwood) |
Viceroy |
| Prunus spp. (cherries, plums) |
Coral Hairstreak, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red Spotted Purple |
| Quercus spp. (oaks) |
White-M Hairstreak, Banded Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak |
| Rhus spp. (sumacs) |
Spring Azure, Summer Azure |
| Salix spp. (willows) |
Mourning Cloak, Viceroy |
| Sassafras albidum (sassafras) |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Ulmus americana (American elm) |
Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Question Mark, Painted Lady |
| Vaccinium spp. (blueberries) |
Spring Azure, Pink-edged Sulfur, Striped Hairstreak, Henry’s Elfin |
| Viburnum spp. (viburnums) |
Spring Azure, Henry’s Elfin |
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Grasses and Sedges
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Sample of Caterpillars That Use Them
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| Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) |
Delaware Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Cobweb Skipper |
| Bouteloua curtipendula (sideoats grama) |
Green Skipper, Sheep Skipper, Dotted Skipper, Orange Skipperling |
| Carex stricta (tussock sedge) |
Mulberry Wing, Eyed Brown, Black Dash |
| Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hairgrass) |
Umber Skipper |
| Elymus hystrix (bottlebrush grass) |
Northern Pearly Eye, Little Wood Satyr |
| Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) |
Delaware Skipper, Dotted Skipper |
| Scirpus cyperinus (wool grass) |
Dion Skipper |
| Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) |
Indian Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Cobweb Skipper |
| Sorgastrum nutans (Indian grass) |
Pepper and Salt Skipper |
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Flowering Perennials
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Sample of Caterpillars That Use Them
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| Actea racemosa (black cohosh) |
Spring Azure |
| Antennaria spp. (pussytoes) |
Painted Lady |
| Aquilegia canadensis (columbine) |
Columbine Duskywing |
| Aruncus dioicus (goat’s beard) |
Dusky Azure |
| Asclepias spp. (milkweeds) |
Monarch, Queen |
| Cardamine diphylla (two-leaved toothwort) |
West Virginia White |
| Chelone glabra (white turtlehead) |
Baltimore Checkerspot |
| Doellingeria umbellata (flat topped aster) |
Harris’ Checkerspot |
| Erigeron philadelphicus (fleabane) |
Northern Metalmark |
| Fragaria virginiana (Virginia strawberry) |
Grizzled Skipper |
| Helenium autumnale (sneezeweed) |
Silvery Checkerspot |
| Helianthus spp. (sunflowers) |
Silvery Checkerspot, Gorgone Checkerspot |
| Lupinus perennis (wild lupine) |
Karner Blue, Gray Hairstreak, Wild Indigo Duskywing |
| Mentha spp. (mints) |
Summer Azure |
| Mimulus ringens (monkey flower) |
Common Buckeye, Baltimore |
| Penstemon hirsutus (hairy beardtongue) |
Baltimore |
| Potentilla canadensis (dwarf cinquefoil) |
Grizzled Skipper |
| Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan) |
Gorgone Checkerspot, Bordered Patch |
| Senna hebecarpa (wild senna) |
Cloudless Sulphur |
| Symphyotrichum spp. (asters) |
Pearl Crescent |
| Verbena spp. (verbenas) |
Common Buckeye |
| Verbesina alternifolia (wingstem) |
Summer Azure |
| Viola spp. (violets) |
Great Spangled Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary |
| Zizia spp. (alexanders) |
Black Swallowtail |
