Quick answer: 33 butterfly and moth host plants are native to Arkansas, 32 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
33 species
- American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
- Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
- Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
- Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- White prairie clover Dalea candida · 1 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states