Quick answer: 68 butterfly and moth host plants are native to Texas, 58 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
68 species
- 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
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 3 states
- Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
- Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
- Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
- Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 14 states
- Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
- Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
- Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 4 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
- Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
- Golden alexanders Zizia aurea · 12 states
- Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 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
- 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
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides · 3 states
- Post oak Quercus stellata · 9 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
- Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
- Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
- Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
- Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
- Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
- Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano · 1 states
- Texas persimmon Diospyros texana · 1 states
- Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
- Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
- White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
- White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
- White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 10 states
- White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
- Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
- Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 7 states
- Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
- Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
- Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 2 states