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!

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