Quick answer: 153 species in the register match "Butterfly and moth host plants", 119 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
All 153 species
Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 2 states
- American elm Ulmus americana · 4 states
- American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
- American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
- American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 states
- Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
- Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera · 1 states
- Bear oak Quercus ilicifolia · 1 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
- Bebb willow Salix bebbiana · 2 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata · 1 states
- Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 14 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black oak Quercus velutina · 2 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Black willow Salix nigra · 2 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 3 states
- Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 15 states
- Blue vervain Verbena hastata · 11 states
- Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 4 states
- Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
- Canadian wild ginger Asarum canadense · 8 states
- Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
- Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 14 states
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
- Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia · 1 states
- Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
- Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 15 states
- Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 12 states
- Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
- Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris · 2 states
- Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus · 7 states
- Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
- Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula · 1 states
- Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 4 states
- Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
- Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis · 22 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
- Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · 28 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
- Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
- Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
- Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 12 states
- Gray birch Betula populifolia · 9 states
- Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa · 8 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Groundnut Apios americana · 1 states
- Highbush cranberry Viburnum opulus var. americanum · 8 states
- Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides · 3 states
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
- Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa · 3 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
- Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 16 states
- Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 3 states
- Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
- Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 5 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana · 4 states
- Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa · 13 states
- Mountain avens Dryas octopetala · 1 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
- Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 23 states
- Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium · 2 states
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae · 18 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
- Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
- Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 24 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
- Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
- Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
- Parry's agave Agave parryi · 2 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
- Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides · 3 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
- Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica · 3 states
- Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
- Pitch pine Pinus rigida · 12 states
- Post oak Quercus stellata · 9 states
- Prairie ironweed Vernonia fasciculata · 7 states
- Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
- Pussy willow Salix discolor · 9 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- Red pine Pinus resinosa · 13 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
- Redbay Persea borbonia · 1 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens · 2 states
- Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 1 states
- Shore pine Pinus contorta · 1 states
- Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
- Showy tick trefoil Desmodium canadense · 21 states
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Slippery elm Ulmus rubra · 2 states
- Smooth hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens · 12 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 13 states
- Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
- Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
- Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
- Southern wax myrtle Morella cerifera · 8 states
- Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 1 states
- Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 1 states
- Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
- Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 10 states
- Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Tamarack Larix laricina · 10 states
- Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano · 1 states
- Texas persimmon Diospyros texana · 1 states
- Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
- Trailing arbutus Epigaea repens · 1 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
- Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana · 8 states
- Water oak Quercus nigra · 4 states
- Western redcedar Thuja plicata · 1 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
- White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 10 states
- White meadowsweet Spiraea alba · 8 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- White prairie clover Dalea candida · 1 states
- White spruce Picea glauca · 1 states
- White turtlehead Chelone glabra · 3 states
- Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 6 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 7 states
- Woolly pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa · 1 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
- Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
- Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 2 states