Nectar
Flower |
Achellia
(Yarrow) |
|
Ageratum
(floss-flower)
|
Armeria
Maritima (sea pink) |
|
Aruncus
Dioicus (goat's beard)
|
Asclepias
(milkweed) |
|
Astilbe
hybrids
|
Aster |
|
Centranthus
ruber (red valerian)
|
Campanula
spp. (bellflower) |
|
Dianthus
(pink & sweet william)
|
Coleus
(flowers) |
|
Cosmos
|
Coreopsis
(calliopsis) |
|
Echinacea
(purple coneflower)
|
Centaurea
(cornflower) |
|
Heliotrope
|
Gomphrena
globosa (globe amaranth) |
|
Gaillardia
(blanket flower)
|
Echinopsis
(globe thistle) |
|
Rudbeckia
(gloriosa daisy)
|
Helianthus
(sunflower) |
|
Lantana
species & hybrids
|
Heliopsis
(perennial or common sunflower) |
|
Lubularia
maritima (sweet alyssum)
|
Iberis
(candytuft) |
|
Pentas
|
Limonium
(statice) |
|
Polygonum
|
Nepeta
(catmint) |
|
Solidago
(goldenrod)
|
Phlox |
|
Scabiosa
(pincushion flower)
|
Sanvitalia
(creeping zinnia) |
|
Tagetes
(marigold, crested types)
|
Tithonia
(Mexican sunflower) |
|
Veronica
(speedwell)
|
Verbena
species & hybrids |
|
Vinca
minor (common periwinkle)
|
Zinnia |
|
Host
Plants for Larva |
Anethum
graveolen (dill) |
|
Alcea
rosea (hollyhock) |
Brassica
spp. (broccoli, cabbage) |
|
Helianthus
annus (common sunflower) |
Dyssodia
papposa (fetid marigold) |
|
Chenopodium
album (lamb's quarters) |
Antirrhinum
majus (snapdragon) |
|
Daucus
carota (Queen Anne's lace) |
Cirsium
spp. (thistle) |
|
Foeniculum
vulgare (sweet fennel) |
Petroselinum
crispum (parsely) |
|
Trifolium
pratense (red clover) |
Veronia
novenboracensis (New York Ironweed) |
|
Favorite
Host Shrubs for Larva |
Lindera
bennzoin (spicebush) |
|
Prenus
americana (wild plum) |
Syringa
vulgaris (lilac) |
|
Viburnum
spp. (viburnum) |
|
Host
Trees for Larva |
Betula
spp. (birch) |
|
Celtis
occidentalis (hackberry) |
Elaeagnus
angustifolia (Russian Olive) |
|
Juniperus
virginiana (red cedar) |
Prunus
spp. (cherry) |
|
Populus
deltoides (cottonwood) |
Quercus
spp. (oak) |
|
Salix
spp. (willow) |
