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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Fairfield Township, Ohio
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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We've whittled down our list:
Butterflies: Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Swallowtails (Papilioninae) Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Whites (Pierinae) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) Sulphurs (Coliadinae) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) Harvesters (Miletinae) Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) Coppers (Lycaeninae) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) Hairstreaks (Theclinae) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Blues (Polyommatinae) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae) Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Longwings (Heliconiinae) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae) Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii) Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae) Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Leafwings (Charaxinae) Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) Emperors (Apaturinae) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae) Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Moths Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) Io moth (Automeris io) Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae) Sphinginae (Sphinginae) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus) Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) We applied the ideas discussed in Post #16, as well as some not mentioned there. For example, we eliminated non-native species: European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) And Milkweed has noted in her posts why some of the other species were removed. Some of the host plants are already present in Milkweed's yard, and nearby neighbors also have some host plants in their yards. Quote:
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Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) Additional Images | Butterflies and Moths of North America Caterpillar hosts: Flowers of Dogwoods (Cornus spp.), Viburnums (Viburnum spp.), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus spp.), Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba) and Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa) [I cheated and went to my other list ![]() http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/for...ly-garden.html We've still got quite a long list, but we wanted to give consideration to every butterfly that we could. It might seem right now that this would involve getting and growing an awful lot of host plants. But as we go along we'll find that some host plants will serve more than one species. The grass skippers are a good example, we'll be able to accommodate several of them with just one species of grass. This list will continue to shrink as we continue with the process of creating this butterfly garden. We may find that some host plants are unavailable commercially, or that some of the host plants won't grow in the light or soil conditions available. At this point we're just trying to keep as many choices available as we can. And we will wind up with lots of pretty butterflies on the list. ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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We're ready to move from butterflies to plants.
We're doing host plants first because these are the plants that are most beneficial to the butterflies. These are the plants that enable the butterflies to continue their species' existence. These plants are essential to the caterpillar stage of the butterfly's life cycle. But we haven't lost track of our goal that this butterfly garden be pleasing to the gardener too. Not all of the host plants are going to turn out to be desirable for the 'front yard'. There are some options for dealing with this. One would be to place these kinds of plants in an area that is more or less left to grow wild. The 'butterfly garden' doesn't have to consist of just one location in a yard. If a grow wild area is available, consider it as an extension of your butterfly garden. Another spot that might work is in the ditch along the road, just out of reach of the road mowers. Or maybe there's a nearby fence row available. We're going to do our best to use credible sources when we look for host plants. There's a lot of information out there on the internet and in some books that is questionable at best. We'll use sources like Douglas Tallamy's book and website: Amazon.com: Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded (9780881929928): Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy: Books Welcome to the Lepidopteran Ornamental Guide! And websites like HOSTS: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/index.dsml And several other sources. We'll use the USDA PLANTS database as one source of whether a plant is native to Indiana: Welcome to the PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS One thing to keep in mind when using this website is that the initial map only reflects 'distribution', it has nothing to do with whether it's native or not. To see the native status map, click on "View Native Status" at the bottom left of the map. Throughout we'll try to use the Latin names of plants. We're looking for a specific plant that has an evolutionary link to a specific butterfly. We don't want to get the wrong plant because of variations in common names.
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Boston suburbs, Massachusetts, USA
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This is such a great, useful thread!
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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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![]() Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Amorpha canescens – leadplant Amorpha fruticosa – desert false indigo Amphicarpaea bracteata – American hogpeanut Apios americana – groundnut Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans – sensitive partridge pea Desmodium canadense – showy ticktrefoil Desmodium canescens – hoary ticktrefoil Desmodium ciliare – hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium cuspidatum – largebract ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum – pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium illinoense – Illinois ticktrefoil Desmodium marilandicum – smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum – nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium obtusum – stiff ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum – panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium pauciflorum – fewflower ticktrefoil Desmodium perplexum – perplexed ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium – prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium – sessileleaf ticktrefoil Glycyrrhiza lepidota – American licorice Gleditsia aquatica – water locust Gleditsia triacanthos – honeylocust Lathyrus palustris – marsh pea Lathyrus venosus – veiny pea Lespedeza capitata – roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens – shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza hirta – hairy lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens – trailing lespedeza Lespedeza repens – creeping lespedeza Lespedeza violacea – violet lespedeza Lespedeza virginica – slender lespedeza Lotus unifoliolatus – American bird's-foot trefoil Phaseolus polystachios – thicket bean Robinia viscosa – clammy locust Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Wisteria frutescens – American wisteria Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Bidens aristosa – bearded beggarticks Bidens bipinnata – Spanish needles Bidens cernua – nodding beggartick Bidens connata – purplestem beggarticks Bidens coronata – crowned beggarticks Bidens discoidea – small beggarticks Bidens frondosa – devil's beggartick Bidens tripartita – threelobe beggarticks Bidens vulgata – big devils beggartick Clitoria mariana – Atlantic pigeonwings Desmodium species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Galactia volubilis – downy milkpea Wisteria frutescens – American wisteria Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Amorpha canescens – leadplant Amorpha fruticosa – desert false indigo Baptisia alba – white wild indigo Baptisia australis – blue wild indigo Baptisia bracteata – longbract wild indigo Baptisia tinctoria – horseflyweed Bidens species (see Long-tailed Skipper) Clitoria mariana – Atlantic pigeonwings Desmodium species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Lespedeza species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Amorpha canescens – leadplant Amorpha fruticosa – desert false indigo Apios americana – groundnut Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Bidens species (see Long-tailed Skipper) Desmodium species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Galactia volubilis – downy milkpea Lathyrus palustris – marsh pea Lathyrus venosus – veiny pea Lespedeza species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Lotus unifoliolatus – American bird's-foot trefoil Tephrosia virginiana – Virginia tephrosia Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Trifolium stoloniferum – running buffalo clover Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. – American vetch Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Apios americana – groundnut Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Clitoria mariana – Atlantic pigeonwings Desmodium species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Lespedeza species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Strophostyles helvola – amberique-bean Strophostyles leiosperma – slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata – pink fuzzybean Tephrosia virginiana – Virginia tephrosia Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Trifolium stoloniferum – running buffalo clover Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) Aquilegia canadensis – red columbine Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Baptisia alba – white wild indigo Baptisia australis – blue wild indigo Baptisia bracteata – longbract wild indigo Baptisia tinctoria – horseflyweed Crotalaria sagittalis – arrowhead rattlebox Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) Aquilegia canadensis – red columbine Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Callirhoe alcaeoides – light poppymallow Callirhoe digitata – winecup Callirhoe involucrata – purple poppymallow Callirhoe triangulata – clustered poppymallow Chenopodium album L. var. missouriense – Missouri lambsquarters Chenopodium album L. var. striatum – lateflowering goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri – pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum – blite goosefoot Sida spinosa – prickly fanpetals Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Amaranthus arenicola – sandhill amaranth Amaranthus hybridus – slim amaranth Amaranthus powellii – Powell's amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus – redroot amaranth Amaranthus spinosus – spiny amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus – roughfruit amaranth Ambrosia bidentata – lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya – Cuman ragweed Ambrosia trifida – great ragweed Chenopodium album L. var. missouriense – Missouri lambsquarters Chenopodium album L. var. striatum – lateflowering goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri – pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum – blite goosefoot ...
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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![]() Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae) Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Andropogon gerardii – big bluestem Andropogon virginicus – broomsedge bluestem Schizachyrium littorale – shore little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium – little bluestem Sorghastrum nutans – Indiangrass Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Digitaria cognata – fall witchgrass Digitaria filiformis – slender crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis – hairy crabgrass Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Agrostis hyemalis – winter bentgrass Agrostis perennans – upland bentgrass Agrostis scabra – rough bentgrass Danthonia spicata – poverty oatgrass Eragrostis capillaris – lace grass Eragrostis frankii – sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides – teal lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea – tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pilosa – Indian lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis – purple lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes – sand lovegrass Panicum capillare – witchgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum – fall panicgrass Panicum flexile – wiry panicgrass Panicum gattingeri – Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum – Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum rigidulum – redtop panicgrass Panicum virgatum – switchgrass Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Poa palustris – fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass Poa saltuensis – oldpasture bluegrass Poa sylvestris – woodland bluegrass Poa wolfii – Wolf's bluegrass Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Leersia lenticularis – catchfly grass Leersia oryzoides – rice cutgrass Leersia virginica – whitegrass Poa palustris – fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass Poa saltuensis – oldpasture bluegrass Poa sylvestris – woodland bluegrass Poa wolfii – Wolf's bluegrass Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Dichanthelium acuminatum – tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium boreale – northern panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii – Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium clandestinum – deertongue Dichanthelium commutatum – variable panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum – starved panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum – cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium latifolium – broadleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium linearifolium – slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium longiligulatum – coastal plain panicgrass Dichanthelium meridionale – matting rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes – Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale – eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum – hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon – roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium villosissimum – whitehair rosette grass Digitaria cognata – fall witchgrass Digitaria filiformis – slender crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis – hairy crabgrass Panicum capillare – witchgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum – fall panicgrass Panicum flexile – wiry panicgrass Panicum gattingeri – Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum – Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum rigidulum – redtop panicgrass Panicum virgatum – switchgrass Poa palustris – fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass Poa saltuensis – oldpasture bluegrass Poa sylvestris – woodland bluegrass Poa wolfii – Wolf's bluegrass Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Andropogon gerardii – big bluestem Andropogon virginicus – broomsedge bluestem Schizachyrium littorale – shore little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium – little bluestem Tridens flavus – purpletop tridens Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Panicum capillare – witchgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum – fall panicgrass Panicum flexile – wiry panicgrass Panicum gattingeri – Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum – Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum rigidulum – redtop panicgrass Panicum virgatum – switchgrass Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Tridens flavus – purpletop tridens Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) (Atrytone delaware) (Atrytone logan) Andropogon gerardii – big bluestem Panicum virgatum – switchgrass Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Eragrostis capillaris – lace grass Eragrostis frankii – sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides – teal lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea – tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pilosa – Indian lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis – purple lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes – sand lovegrass Panicum capillare – witchgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum – fall panicgrass Panicum flexile – wiry panicgrass Panicum gattingeri – Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum – Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum rigidulum – redtop panicgrass Panicum virgatum – switchgrass Poa palustris – fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass Poa saltuensis – oldpasture bluegrass Poa sylvestris – woodland bluegrass Poa wolfii – Wolf's bluegrass Tridens flavus – purpletop tridens Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Agrostis hyemalis – winter bentgrass Agrostis perennans – upland bentgrass Agrostis scabra – rough bentgrass Elymus canadensis – Canada wildrye Elymus hystrix – eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus riparius – riverbank wildrye Elymus submuticus – Virginia wildrye Elymus trachycaulus – slender wheatgrass Elymus villosus – hairy wildrye Elymus virginicus – Virginia wildrye Eragrostis capillaris – lace grass Eragrostis frankii – sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides – teal lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea – tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pilosa – Indian lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis – purple lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes – sand lovegrass Poa palustris – fowl bluegrass Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass Poa saltuensis – oldpasture bluegrass Poa sylvestris – woodland bluegrass Poa wolfii – Wolf's bluegrass Tridens flavus – purpletop tridens Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Carex hyalinolepis – shoreline sedge Carex lacustris – hairy sedge Scirpus cyperinus – woolgrass Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Carex inops ssp. heliophila – sun sedge Carex stricta – upright sedge Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Andropogon gerardii – big bluestem Andropogon virginicus – broomsedge bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium – little bluestem Sorghastrum nutans – Indiangrass ...
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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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![]() Swallowtails (Papilioninae) Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Aristolochia serpentaria – Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia tomentosa Sims – woolly dutchman's pipe Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Asimina triloba – pawpaw Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Angelica atropurpurea – purplestem angelica Angelica venenosa – hairy angelica Cicuta bulbifera – bulblet-bearing water hemlock Cicuta maculata – spotted water hemlock Cryptotaenia canadensis – Canadian honewort Eryngium yuccifolium – button eryngo, rattlesnake-master Osmorhiza claytonii – Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis – longstyle sweetroot Oxypolis rigidior – stiff cowbane Sium suave – hemlock waterparsnip Taenidia integerrima – yellow pimpernel Thaspium barbinode – hairyjoint meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum – purple meadowparsnip Zizia aptera – meadow zizia, heart-leaved golden alexander Zizia aurea – golden zizia, golden alexander Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Many varieties of native trees and shrubs including: Acer species - maple Alnus species - alder Betula species - birch Carya species - hickory Carpinus caroliniana Walter ssp. virginiana – American hornbeam Catalpa species - catalpa Crataegus species - hawthorn Fraxinus species - ash Lindera benzoin – northern spicebush Liriodendron tulipifera – tuliptree Malus coronaria – sweet crab apple Malus ioensis var. ioensis – prairie crab apple Populus species - cottonwood, poplar, aspen Prunus species - plum, cherry, sandcherry, chokecherry Ptelea trifoliata ssp. trifoliata – common hoptree Quercus species - oak Salix species - willow Sassafras albidum – sassafras Tilia americana – American basswood Zanthoxylum americanum – common pricklyash Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Cercis canadensis var. canadensis – eastern redbud Lindera benzoin – northern spicebush Liriodendron tulipifera – tuliptree Photinia floribunda – purple chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa – black chokeberry Zanthoxylum americanum – common pricklyash Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Ptelea trifoliata ssp. trifoliata – common hoptree Zanthoxylum americanum – common pricklyash ...
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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![]() Whites (Pierinae) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Arabis canadensis – sicklepod Arabis glabra – tower rockcress Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa – creamflower rockcress Arabis laevigata – smooth rockcress Arabis lyrata – lyrate rockcress Arabis shortii – Short's rockcress Descurainia pinnata ssp. brachycarpa – western tansymustard Draba reptans – Carolina draba Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum – common pepperweed Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum – Virginia pepperweed West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) Arabis canadensis – sicklepod Arabis glabra – tower rockcress Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa – creamflower rockcress Arabis laevigata – smooth rockcress Arabis lyrata – lyrate rockcress Arabis shortii – Short's rockcress Cardamine bulbosa – bulbous bittercress Cardamine concatenata – cutleaf toothwort Cardamine diphylla – crinkleroot Cardamine douglassii – limestone bittercress Cardamine parviflora – sand bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica – Pennsylvania bittercress Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) Arabis canadensis – sicklepod Arabis glabra – tower rockcress Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa – creamflower rockcress Arabis laevigata – smooth rockcress Arabis lyrata – lyrate rockcress Arabis shortii – Short's rockcress Cardamine bulbosa – bulbous bittercress Cardamine concatenata – cutleaf toothwort Cardamine diphylla – crinkleroot Cardamine douglassii – limestone bittercress Cardamine parviflora – sand bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica – Pennsylvania bittercress Draba reptans – Carolina draba Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum – common pepperweed Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum – Virginia pepperweed Sulphurs (Coliadinae) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Vicia americana ssp. americana – American vetch Vicia caroliniana – Carolina vetch Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Astragalus canadensis – Canadian milkvetch Baptisia alba – white wild indigo Baptisia australis – blue wild indigo Baptisia bracteata – longbract wild indigo Baptisia tinctoria – horseflyweed Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Lathyrus palustris – marsh pea Lathyrus venosus – veiny pea Lespedeza capitata – roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens – shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza hirta – hairy lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens – trailing lespedeza Lespedeza repens – creeping lespedeza Lespedeza violacea – violet lespedeza Lespedeza virginica – slender lespedeza Lotus unifoliolatus – American bird's-foot trefoil Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Orbexilum pedunculatum var. pedunculatum – Sampson's snakeroot Phaseolus polystachios – thicket bean Psoralidium tenuiflorum – slimflower scurfpea Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Vicia americana ssp. americana – American vetch Vicia caroliniana – Carolina vetch Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Amorpha canescens – leadplant Amorpha fruticosa – desert false indigo Dalea candida – white prairie clover Dalea leporina – foxtail prairie clover Dalea purpurea – purple prairie clover Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) (Eurema lisa) Amphicarpaea bracteata – American hogpeanut Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Desmanthus illinoensis – Illinois bundleflower Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) (Eurema nicippe) Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Senna hebecarpa – American senna Senna marilandica – Maryland senna Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) Bidens aristosa – bearded beggarticks Bidens bipinnata – Spanish needles Bidens cernua – nodding beggartick Bidens connata – purplestem beggarticks Bidens coronata – crowned beggarticks Bidens discoidea – small beggarticks Bidens frondosa – devil's beggartick Bidens tripartita – threelobe beggarticks Bidens vulgata – big devils beggartick Dyssodia papposa – fetid marigold Galium aparine L. – stickywilly Galium asprellum – rough bedstraw Galium boreale – northern bedstraw Galium circaezans – licorice bedstraw Galium concinnum – shining bedstraw Galium obtusum – bluntleaf bedstraw Galium pilosum – hairy bedstraw Galium tinctorium – stiff marsh bedstraw Galium trifidum – threepetal bedstraw Galium triflorum – fragrant bedstraw Stellaria longifolia – longleaf starwort ...
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Coppers (Lycaeninae) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) Rumex altissimus – pale dock Rumex orbiculatus – greater water dock Rumex salicifolius – willow dock Rumex verticillatus – swamp dock Hairstreaks (Theclinae) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) (Incisalia henrici) Cercis canadensis var. canadensis – eastern redbud Diospyros virginiana – common persimmon Gaylussacia baccata – black huckleberry Ilex verticillata – common winterberry Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Prunus species - plum, cherry, sandcherry, chokecherry Vaccinium angustifolium – lowbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum – highbush blueberry Vaccinium macrocarpon – cranberry Vaccinium pallidum – Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium stamineum – deerberry Viburnum acerifolium – mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum dentatum – southern arrowwood Viburnum lentago – nannyberry Viburnum molle – softleaf arrowwood Viburnum nudum – possumhaw Viburnum opulus var. americanum (syn. Viburnum trilobum) – American cranberrybush Viburnum prunifolium – blackhaw Viburnum rafinesqueanum – downy arrowwood Viburnum recognitum – southern arrowwood Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Amelanchier arborea – common serviceberry Amelanchier laevis – Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea – roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier stolonifera – running serviceberry Carpinus caroliniana – American hornbeam Carya species - hickory Castanea dentata – American chestnut Crataegus species - hawthorn Fraxinus species - ash Hamamelis virginiana – American witchhazel Malus coronaria – sweet crab apple Malus ioensis var. ioensis – prairie crab apple Photinia floribunda – purple chokeberry Photinia melanocarpa – black chokeberry Populus species - cottonwood, poplar, aspen Prunus species - plum, cherry, sandcherry, chokecherry Quercus species - oak Rubus species - blackberry, dewberry, raspberry Salix species - willow Vaccinium angustifolium – lowbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum – highbush blueberry Vaccinium macrocarpon – cranberry Vaccinium pallidum – Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium stamineum – deerberry Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Amorpha canescens – leadplant Amorpha fruticosa – desert false indigo Ceanothus americanus – New Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus – Jersey tea Chamaecrista fasciculata – partridge pea Chamaecrista – sensitive partridge pea Comptonia peregrina – sweet fern Crataegus species - hawthorn Desmodium species (see Silver-spotted Skipper) Hibiscus laevis – halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos – crimsoneyed rosemallow Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides – common hop Humulus lupulus var. pubescens – common hop Lespedeza capitata – roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens – shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza hirta – hairy lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens – trailing lespedeza Lespedeza repens – creeping lespedeza Lespedeza violacea – violet lespedeza Lespedeza virginica – slender lespedeza Lupinus perennis – sundial lupine Malus coronaria – sweet crab apple Malus ioensis var. ioensis – prairie crab apple Mentha arvensis – wild mint Polygonum buxiforme – box knotweed Polygonum erectum – erect knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium – curlytop knotweed Polygonum pensylvanicum – Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum punctatum Elliot – dotted smartweed Polygonum ramosissimum – bushy knotweed Polygonum sagittatum – arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum scandens – climbing false buckwheat Polygonum tenue – pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum virginianum – jumpseed Tephrosia virginiana – Virginia tephrosia Trifolium reflexum – buffalo clover ...
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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We're a little over half way through the butterfly list.
![]() ![]() Lots and lots of choices! The list looks long, but many of the plants will serve more than one species of butterfly. It can be a lot of fun picking and choosing which ones will be going in the butterfly garden. One of things I enjoy about going through this kind of exercise is becoming aware of all the neat plants out there. Plants I've never heard of. Plants for every kind of situation. And of course, knowing that the butterflies are going to benefit from the effort has it's own reward. Part of which will be seeing a lot more butterflies!
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