If you want to attract Brush-Footed butterflies to your garden, check out the list of host and nectar plants below for each of the thirty-four species that visit Tennessee!
| Host Plants | Brush-Footed Species | Nectar Plants | Brush-Footed Species |
| Alabama Croton (Croton alabamensis) | Goatweed Leafwing, Hackberry Emperor | Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Red Admiral |
| Alder (Alnus glutinosa) | Green Comma | American Cranberry (Viburnum spp.) | Baltimore Checkerspot, Red-Spotted Purple |
| American Basswood (Tilia americana) | Red-Spotted Purple | Asters (Asteraceae, Family) | American Snout, Pearl Crescent, Question Mark, American Lady, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Common Buckeye, Viceroy, Monarch |
| American Elm (Ulmus americana) | Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak | Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) | Gulf Fritillary, American Lady |
| Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis) | Monarch | Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) | Phaon Crescent |
| Aspen (Populus tremuloides) | Red-Spotted Purple | Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Asters (Asteraceae, Family) | Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent | Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | Meadow Fritillary, Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, Monarch |
| Augustine Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) | Carolina Satyrs | Blazing Stars (Liatris spp.) | Gulf Fritillary, Painted Lady, Monarch |
| Bamboo Switch Cane (Arundinaria tecta) | Southern Pearly-eye | Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) | Variegated Fritillary, Diana Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Baltimore Checkerspot, Question Mark, Painted Lady, Monarch |
| Bearded Shorthusk (Brachyelytrum erectum) | Northern Pearly-eye | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | Painted Lady |
| Birch Tree (Betula) | Green Comma, Mourning Cloak, Red-Spotted Purple | Chickory (Cichorium intybus) | Common Buckeye |
| Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot | Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) | Common Buckeye |
| Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium) | Common Wood-Nymph | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | Variegated Fritillary, Diana Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Silvery Checkerspot, Baltimore Checkerspot, Question, Mark, American Lady, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Monarch |
| Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix) | Northern Pearly-eye | Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata spp.) | Variegated Fritillary, Common Buckeye, Monarch |
| Broadleaf Uniola (Chasmanthium latifolium) | Northern Pearly-eye | Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) | Painted Lady, Monarch |
| Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) | Monarch | Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) | Meadow Fritillary |
| Carpet Grass (Agrotis compressus) | Carolina Satyrs | Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) | American Snout, Variegated Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent, American Lady, Common Buckeye |
| Centipede Grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) | Carolina Satyrs, Little Wood-Satyr | Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) | American Snout |
| Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) | Monarch | Fungi | Northern Pearly-eye |
| Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) | American Snout, Question Mark, Mourning Cloak, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor | Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) | American Snout, American Lady, Viceroy, Common Wood-Nymph, Monarch |
| Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | Monarch | Gumweed (Grindelia spp.) | Common Buckeye |
| Cottonwood Trees (Populus deltoids) | Mourning Cloak, Red-Spotted Purple, Viceroy | Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) | Diana Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Painted Lady, Monarch |
| Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) | Red-Spotted Purple | Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) | Great Spangled Fritillary, American Lady, Painted Lady, Viceroy, Monarch |
| Dusty Miller (Artemisia stelleriana) | American Lady | Lantana (Lantana camara) | Gulf Fritillary, Monarch |
| Elm Trees (Ulmus, Family) | Eastern Comma, Tawny Emperor | Licorice Mint (Agastache rupestris) | Gulf Fritillary |
| English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) | Baltimore Checkerspot | Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) | American Lady |
| False Foxglove (Aureolaria) | Baltimore Checkerspot | Meadowsweets (Spiraea) | Red-Spotted Purple |
| False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) | Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Red Admiral | Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) | Monarch |
| Fewflower Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) | Monarch | Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | Common Wood-Nymph |
| Fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) | Phaon Crescent | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Fourleaf Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) | Monarch | Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) | Meadow Fritillary |
| Goatweed (Ageratum conyzoides) | Goatweed Leafwing | Peppermint (Mentha × piperita ) | Variegated Fritillary, Common Buckeye |
| Green Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias viridis) | Monarch | Privet (Ligustrum spp) | Painted Lady, Red-Spotted Purple |
| Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) | Monarch | Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) | Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Monarch |
| Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) | Baltimore Checkerspot | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Variegated Fritillary, Diana Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Silvery Checkerspot, Painted Lady, Red Admiral |
| Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) | Red-Spotted Purple | Rotting Fruit | Red-Spotted Purple, Goatweed Leafwing, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor, Southern Pearly-eye, Northern Pearly-eye, Creole Pearly-eye, Gemmed Satyrs, Carolina Satyrs, Little Wood-Satyrs, Common Wood-Nymph |
| Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) | Painted Lady | Salvia (Salvia officinalis) | Gulf Fritillary |
| Hops (Humulus lupulus) | Eastern Comma | Shepherd’s Needle (Bidens alba) | Phaon Crescent, Pearl Crescent, Viceroy |
| Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) | American Lady | Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis) | Gulf Fritillary |
| Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) | Carolina Satyrs, Little Wood-Satyr, Common Wood-Nymph | Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | Variegated Fritillary, Diana Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Question Mark, Painted Lady, Monarch |
| Mallow (Malva sylvestris) | American Lady, Painted Lady | Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) | American Snout, Question Mark |
| Mat Grass (Nardus stricta) | Phaon Crescent | Tall Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) | American Lady |
| Nettle (Urticaceae, Family) | Question Mark, Eastern Comma | Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) | Monarch |
| Oak Tree (Quercus) | Red-Spotted Purple | Thistle (Cirsium discolor) | Great Spangled Fritillary, Painted Lady, Viceroy, Monarch |
| Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata) | Little Wood-Satyr | Tree Sap | Eastern Comma, Green Comma, Mourning Cloak, Red Admiral, Red-Spotted Purple, Goatweed Leafwing, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor, Southern Pearly-eye, Northern Pearly-eye, Creole Pearly-eye, Appalachian Brown, Gemmed Satyrs, Carolina Satyrs, Little Wood- Satyrs |
| Pansies (Viola × wittrockiana) | Variegated Fritillary | Verbena (Vervain spp.) | Great Spangled Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Phaon Crescent, Monarch |
| Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata) | Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary | Vetch (Vicia sativa) | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) | American Lady | Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis) | Baltimore Checkerspot |
| Pellitory (Parietaria judaica) | Red Admiral | Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) | Pearl Crescent |
| Plantain (Plantago major) | Common Buckeye | Zinnia (Zinnia spp.) | Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Monarch |
| Plume grass (Saccharum giganteum) | Northern Pearly-eye | ||
| Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) | |||
| Poverty Oat Grass (Danthonia spicata) | Common Wood-Nymph | ||
| Prairie Tea (Croton monanthogynus) | Goatweed Leafwing, Hackberry Emperor | ||
| Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) | Monarch | ||
| Purpletop Tridens (Tridens flavus) | Common Wood-Nymph | ||
| Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) | Variegated Fritillary | ||
| Pussy-toe (Antennaria Parlinii) | American Lady | ||
| Red Elm Tree (Ulmus rubra) | Question Mark, Eastern Comma | ||
| Redwing Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) | Monarch | ||
| River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) | Gemmed Satyrs | ||
| Sedges (Cyperaceae) | Appalachian Brown | ||
| Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis) | Red-Spotted Purple | ||
| Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) | Common Buckeye | ||
| Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) | Red Admiral | ||
| Sugarberry Tree (Celtis laevigata) | American Snout, Hackberry Emperor, Tawny Emperor | ||
| Sunflowers (Helianthus) | Gorgone Checkerspot, Silvery Checkerspot, American Lady | ||
| Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | Monarch | ||
| Switch Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) | Creole Pearly-eye | ||
| Tall Green Milkweed (Asclepias hirtella) | Monarch | ||
| Tall Wild Nettle (Urtica dioica) | Red Admiral | ||
| Texas Croton (Croton texensis) | Goatweed Leafwing | ||
| Thistles (Cirsium) | Painted Lady | ||
| Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) | Common Buckeye | ||
| Tulip Poplar Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | Red-Spotted Purple, Viceroy | ||
| Turtlehead (Chelon glabra) | Baltimore Checkerspot | ||
| Verbena (Vervain spp.) | Phaon Crescent | ||
| Violet (Viola spp.) | Variegated Fritillary, Diana Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary | ||
| White Grass (Leersia) | Northern Pearly-eye | ||
| Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) | Monarch | ||
| Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) | Red-Spotted Purple | ||
| Wild Petunias (Ruellia) | Common Buckeye | ||
| Willows (Salix) | Green Comma, Mourning Cloak, Red-Spotted Purple, Viceroy | ||
| Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) | Silvery Checkerspot | ||
| Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis) | Red Admiral | ||
| Woodland Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) | Variegated Fritillary |