If you want to attract Skipper butterflies to your garden, check out the list of host and nectar plants below for each of the forty-seven species that visit Tennessee!
| Skipper Species | Host Plants | Nectar Plants |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Banded | Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios) | Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Carolina Ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Rosinweed (Silphium spp.) Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) |
| Hoary Edge | Beggar’s-ticks (Desmodium spp.) Bush Clover (Lespedeza spp.) False Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis) |
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Green Milkweed (Asclepias viridis) Hoary Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) |
| Long-tailed | Beggar’s-ticks (Desmodium spp.) Eastern Milkpea (Galactia regularis) Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios) Wild Bean (Strophostyles spp.) |
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) |
| Silver-spotted | American Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) Groundnut (Apios americana) Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata) |
| Confused Cloudywing | Bush Clover (Lespedeza spp.) Florida Hoarypea (Tephrosia florida) Tick Trefoil (Desmodium spp.) |
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Coastal Sweet-pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
| Northern Coludywing | Beggar’s-ticks (Desmodium spp.) Bush Clover (Lespedeza spp.) Groundnut (Apios americana) Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) Milk Vetch (Astragalus spp.) Spurred Butterfly Pea |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) |
| Southern Cloudywing | Beggar’s-ticks (Desmodium spp.) Bush Clover (Lespedeza spp.) Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana) Fuzzy Bean (Strophostyles spp.) Groundnut (Apios americana) Hairy Small-leaf (Desmodium ciliare) Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) Milk Vetch (Astragalus spp.) Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum) Thicket Bean (Phaseolus polystachios) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) White Crownbeard (Verbesina virginica) |
| Dreamy Duskywing | Aspen (Populus spp.) Birch (Betula spp.) Poplar (Populus spp.) Willow (Salix spp.) |
Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) Lupine (Lupinus spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Winter Cress (Barbarea spp.) |
| Funereal Duskywing | Bigpod Sesbania (Sesbania herbacea) Bur Clover (Medicago hispida) Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota) New Mexican Locust (Robinia neomexicana) Vetch (Vicia spp.) |
Bigpod Sesbania (Sesbania herbacea) California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota) Rosary Babybonnets (Coursetia glandulosa) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) |
| Horace’s Duskywing | Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica) Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) Water Oak (Quercus nigra) White Oak (Quercus alba) Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Winter Cress (Barbarea spp.) |
| Juvenal’s Dusywing | Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica) Bluejack Oak (Quercus incana) Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Post Oak (Quercus stellata) Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) Water Oak (Quercus nigra) White Oak (Quercus alba) |
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) |
| Mottled Duskywing | New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) | Bush Houstonia (Houstonia spp.) Gromwell (Lithospermum spp.) Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) |
| Sleepy Duskywing | American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Black Oak (Quercus velutina) Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) |
Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa) Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Wild Azalea (Rhododendron canescens) |
| Wild Indigo Duskywing | Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) Cream Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata) False Lupine (Thermopsis villosa) Hairy Bush Pea (Desmodium sessilifolium) Lupine (Lupinus perennis) White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) |
Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Zarucco Duskywing | Bagpod (Sesbania vesicaria) Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Hairy Bush Clover (Lespedeza hirta) Hoary Pea (Tephrosia spp.) Milkpea (Galactia spp.) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Common Sootywing | Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) Cockscomb (Celosia spp.) Goosefoot (Chenopodium spp.) |
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fogfruit (Phyla spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Oxalis (Oxalis spp.) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Vervain (Verbena spp.) |
| Common Checkered | Crested Anoda (Anoda cristata) Fanpetals (Sida spp.) Globemallows (Sphaeralcea spp.) High Mallow (Malva sylvestris) Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) Poppy Mallows (Callirhoe spp.) Prickly Mallow (Modiola caroliniana) Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Beggar’s Tick (Bidens spp.) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Shepherd’s Needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
| Hayhurst’s Scallopwing | Chaff Flower (Alternanthera spp.) Lamb’s Quarters (Chenopodium album) |
Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Knotweed (Polygonum spp.) Spearmint (Mentha spicata) |
| Cobweb | Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) |
Bird’s-foot Violet (Viola pedata) Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Carolina Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Vervain (Verbena spp.) Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) |
| Leonard’s | Bentgrass (Agrostis spp.) Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Panic Grass (Panicum spp.) Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Bell’s Roadside | Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) |
Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) |
| Common Roadside | Bent Grass (Agrostis spp.) Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) |
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Vervain (Verbena spp.) |
| Lace-winged Roadside | Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) Switch Cane (Arundinaria tecta) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Elephant’s Foot (Elephantopus spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) |
| Pepper and Salt | Fowl Manna Grass (Glyceria striata) Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) |
Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii) Sunnybells (Schoenolirion spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) Viburnum (Viburnum spp.) Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
| Clouded | Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) Florida Paspalum (Paspalum floridanum) Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) False Foxglove (Agalinis spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Shepherd’s Needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) Thistle (Cirsium spp.) Vervain (Verbena spp.) White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) |
| Delaware | Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) Lopsided Indian Grass (Sorghastrum secundum) Panic Grass (Panicum spp.) Redtop Panic Grass (Panicum rigidulum) Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Woolly Beardgrass (Erianthus spp.) |
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dense Gayfeather (Liatris spicata) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Florida Phlox (Phlox floridana) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistle (Cirsium spp.) Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) |
| Fiery | Fiery Skipper caterpillars feed on several common grasses, all of which are non-native to North America. These include: Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) Bent Grass (Agrostis spp.) Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) St. Augustine Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Sage (Salvia azurea) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Fogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) Giant Hyssop (Agastache spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) |
| Least | Bristle Grass (Setaria spp.) Cordgrass (Spartina spp.) Marsh Millet (Zizaniopsis miliacea) Panic Grass (Panicum spp.) Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides) |
Arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Smartweed (Persicaria spp.) Swamp Vervain (Verbena hastata) Wood Sorrel (Oxalis spp.) |
| Sachem | Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Sage (Salvia azurea) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa) White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) |
| Swarthy | Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Lopsided Indiangrass (Sorghastrum secundum) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Sage (Salvia azurea) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) Tick Trefoil (Desmodium spp.) Wild Petunia (Ruellia spp.) |
| Crossline | Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Purpletop Tridens (Tridens flavus) Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Little Glassywing | Purpletop (Tridens flavus) | Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Wild Indigo (Baptisia spp.) |
| Northern Broken-Dash | Deertongue Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) Fall Panicgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum) Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Peck’s | Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides) Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Southern Broken-Dash | Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) Thin Paspalum (Paspalum setaceum) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Tawny-edged | Deertongue Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Panic Grasses (Panicum spp.) Slender Crabgrass (Digitaria filiformis) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Broad-winged | Big Cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides) Giant Cutgrass (Zizaniopsis miliacea) Hairy Sedge (Carex lacustris) Shoreline Sedge (Carex hyalinolepis) Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) |
Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Hobomok | Deertongue Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Panic Grasses (Panicum spp.) Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blackberry (Rubus spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) White Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
| Yehl | Switchcane (Arundinaria tecta) | Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Zabulon | Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Lovegrass (Eragrostis spp.) Purpletop Tridens (Tridens flavus) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Fleabane (Erigeron spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) Wild Petunia (Ruellia spp.) |
| Dion | Hairy Sedge (Carex lacustris) Shoreline Sedge (Carex hyalinolepis) Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Dun | Cherokee Sedge (Carex cherokeensis) Graceful Sedge (Carex gracillima) Hairy Sedge (Carex hirta) Hop Sedge (Carex lupulina) Shortbeak Sedge (Carex brevior) Slough Sedge (Carex obnupta) |
Bee Balm (Monarda spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Dogbane (Apocynum spp.) Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Lobelia (Lobelia spp.) New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Dusted | Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) |
Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Cinquefoil (Potentilla spp.) Goat’s Beard (Tragopogon spp.) Horsemint (Monarda punctata) Lupine (Lupinus perennis) Penstemon (Penstemon spp.) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Puccoon (Lithospermum spp.) Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) Vervain (Verbena spp.) Yarrow (Achillea spp.) |
| Brazilian | Golden Canna (Canna flaccida) Powdery Alligator-Flag (Thalia dealbata) Alligator-Flag (Thalia geniculata) |
Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Golden Canna (Canna flaccida) Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium) Thistles (Cirsium spp.) |
| Eufala | Beardless Wild Rye (Elymus triticoides) Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum) Giant Wild Rye (Elymus condensatus) Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis) Six-weeks Fescue (Festuca octoflora) Slender Hairgrass (Deschampsia elongata) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Narrowleaf Yellowtops (Flaveria linearis) Phlox (Phlox spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Spanish Needles (Bidens alba var. radiata) |
| Ocola | Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides) Southern Cutgrass (Leersia hexandra) |
Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.) Blazing Star (Liatris spp.) Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Dune Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) Elephant’s Foot (Elephantopus spp.) Groundsel Tree (Baccharis halimifolia) Ironweed (Vernonia spp.) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.) Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Shepherd’s Needle (Bidens alba) Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Vanilla-leaf (Trilisa odoratissima) |
| Yucca Giant | Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa) Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia) |
The Yucca Giant-Skipper does not feed on nectar as an adult. It survives on stored fats accumulated during the caterpillar stage. |