Quick answer: 63 butterfly and moth host plants are native to Florida, 55 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
63 species
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 2 states
- American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
- American wisteria Wisteria frutescens · 14 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
- Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 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 winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
- Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
- Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
- Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
- Groundnut Apios americana · 1 states
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
- Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 16 states
- Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 3 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
- Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium · 2 states
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
- Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens · 2 states
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 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
- Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 1 states
- Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
- Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- Water oak Quercus nigra · 4 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Woolly pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa · 1 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
- Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 2 states