#larvalhost

Lindera benzoin – Spicebush

Plant community: Oak Hickory Forest

Native region: Eastern United States

Mature size: Height: 6 to 12 feet, Spread: 6 to 12 feet

Habitat: Floodplain (river or stream floodplains), shores of rivers or lakes, swamps

Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9

Leaf color: Summer: light green, Fall: yellow

Bloom color: Greenish yellow

Benefit to Wildlife: Attracts birds and butterflies.

Larval host: Specific larval host: Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) (1/7), Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) (1/6)

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/lindera/benzoin/

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LIBE3

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d890

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/papilio-troilus

Amorpha fruticosa - False Indigo

Plant community: N/A

Native region: Southern United States

Mature size: Height: 4 to 12 feet, Spread: 6 to 15 feet

Habitat: Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forest edges

Hardiness Zone(s): 4–9

Leaf color: Summer: gray-green, Fall: N/A

Bloom color: dark purple

Benefit to Wildlife: Important plant for nectar-bees, nectar-butterflies, and nectar-insects. It is also an occasional browse source for large mammals such as white-tailed deer.

Larval host: Specific larval host: Hoary edge (Achalarus lyciades) (1/4), Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) (1/2)

Sources:

Tallamy, Douglas W. Bringing Nature Home. Portland: Timber, 2009. Print.

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=amfr

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/amorpha/fruticosa/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280343&isprofile=0&#AllImages

Rosa carolina – Carolina Rose

Plant community: N/A

Native region: Eastern and central North America

Mature size: Height: 3 to 6 feet, Spread: 5 to 10 feet

Habitat: Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields, woodlands

Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9

Leaf color: Summer: yellow green, Fall: yellow-orange

Bloom color: pink

Benefit to Wildlife: Attracts a large number of native bees and provides nesting materials for native bees. Attracts birds.

Larval host: Specific host: Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius) (1/5)

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/rosa/carolina/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=f370

Viburnum dentatum – Smooth Arrowwood

Plant community: Red Maple Swamp

Native region: Eastern North America

Mature size: Height: 6 to 10 feet, Spread: 6 to 10 feet

Habitat: Grassland, shores of rivers or lakes, swamps

Hardiness Zone(s): 2-8

Leaf color: Summer: glossy dark green, Fall: drab yellow to attractive shades or orange and red

Bloom color: white

Benefit to Wildlife: Fruit is eaten by songbirds, and attracts birds such as the Eastern Bluebird, Northern Flicker, Gray Catbird and the American Robin. Also attracts gamebirds, small mammals and butterflies.

Larval host: Specific larval host: Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/viburnum/dentatum/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m720

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIDE

Viburnum lentago – Nannyberry

Plant community: Red Maple Swamp

Native region: Eastern North America

Mature size: Height: 14 to 16 feet, Spread: 6 to 12 feet

Habitat: Floodplain (river or stream floodplains), meadows and fields, wetland margins (edges of wetlands)

Hardiness Zone(s): 2-8

Leaf color: Summer: glossy dark green, Fall: drab greenish-yellow to reddish-purple

Bloom color: white

Benefit to Wildlife: Chief feeders of viburnum fruits include ruffed grouse, brown thrashers, cedar waxwings, eastern chipmunks, and red squirrels. In general, fruits of most viburnums are low in fat, and thus seldom taken in great abundance.

Larval host: Specific larval host: Unsated Sallow (Metaxaglaea inulta), Horrid Zale (Zale horrida),

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/viburnum/lentago/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m750

Rhododendron calendulaceum - Flame Azalea

Plant community: N/A

Native region: Southeastern United States

Mature size: Height: 4 to 8 feet, Spread: 8 to 10 feet

Habitat: Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats)

Hardiness Zone(s): 5-7

Leaf color: Summer: medium green, Fall: yellow-red

Bloom color: yellow to orange to red

Benefit to Wildlife: Although all parts of the plant is toxic for most animals and humans it is of special value to bumble bees.

Larval host: Specific host: Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) (1/5)

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/rhododendron/calendulaceum/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279977&isprofile=0&

Parthenocissus quinquefolia – Virginia Creeper

Plant community: Spontaneous Urban Growth

Native region: Eastern United States to Mexico

Mature size: Height: 30 to 50 feet, Spread: 5 to 10 feet

Habitat: Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forests, shores of rivers or lakes, talus and rocky slopes

Hardiness Zone(s): 3-9

Leaf color: Summer: dull green, Fall: purple to crimson red

Bloom color: greenish white

Benefit to Wildlife: Songbirds are the principal consumers of Virginia creeper fruit, but deer, squirrels, and other small animals also eat them.

Larval host: Specific larval host: Abbot’s sphinx (Spheecodina abbottii) (1/2), Pandora sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) (1/2), Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) (1/2), White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) (1/2)

Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/parthenocissus/quinquefolia/

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l490

Rosa blanda – Smooth Rose

Plant community: N/A

Native region: North America

Mature size: 2 to 5 feet

Habitat: Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields, shores of rivers or lakes, talus and rocky slopes

Hardiness Zone(s): 3-7

Leaf color: Summer: yellow green, Fall: dull yellow

Bloom color: pale pink to white

Benefit to Wildlife: Attracts a large number of native bees and provides nesting materials for native bees.

Larval host: Specific host: Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius) (1/5)

 Sources:

https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/rosa/blanda/