The Butterflies of Northeast Florida and the Plants that Feed Them
Barred Yellow Sulphur Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Eurema daira
Barred Orange Sulphur Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Phoebis philea
Black Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Papilio polyxenes asterius
Cabbage White Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Pieris rapae
Cassius Blue / Leptotes cassius theonus
Ceraunus Blue Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Hemiagarus ceraunus antibubastus
Checkered White Butterflies in Northeast Florida / Pieris protodice
Cloudless Sulphur / Phoebis sennae eubule
Dainty Sulphur Butterfly / Nathalis iole
Frittilary Butterfly in Northeast Florida
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Heraclides cresphontes
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly in Norhteast Florida / Strymon melinus
Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Atlides halesus
Great Southern White Butterfly / Ascia monuste
Large Orange Sulphur / Phoebis agarithe maxima
Monarch Butterfly in Northeast Florida
Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Pterourus palamedes
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Battus philenor
Polydamus Swallowtail / Gold Rim Swallowtail / Tailless Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Battus polydamus lucayas
Queen Butterfly in Northeast Florida
Red Banded Hairstreak Butterfly In Northeast Florida / Calycopis cecrops
Red Spotted Purple Butterfly in Northeast Florida
Sleepy Orange Sulphur Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Eurema nicippe
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Pterourus triolus
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Pterourus glaucus glaucus / Pterourus glaucus australis
Viceroy Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Basilicharia archippus floridensis
White M Hairstreak Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Parrhasius m album
White Peacock Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Anartia jatrophae guantanamo
Zebra Longwing Butterfly in Northeast Florida
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly in Northeast Florida / Eurytides marcellus floridanus
Butterfly Host Plants
in NE Florida
for Northeast Florida’s Existing Butterfly Populations
Asclepias Incarnata Milkweed, Native Pink Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias Perennis Milkweed, Native White Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Milkweed, Native Orange Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed
Bacopa Monnieri – Herb of Grace
Bishopweed
Cassia
Passioflora incarnata – Blue Native Passion Flower Vine
Phyla Nodiflora – Turkey Tangle Frog Fruit
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Wild Lime
Butterfly Nectar Plants
A Few of My Personal Favorites for Northeast Florida
Butterfly Gardens
Bidens Alba
Blue Mist Flower
Cassia
Dotted Horsemint
Dune Sunflower
Firebush
Firecracker
Firespike
Galberry / Inkberry
Goldenrod
Ironweed
Jatropha
Lantana Mont. Trailing lavender
Lantana Mont.Trailing White
Liatris
Lions Ear
Passion Vine
Porterweed
Turkey tangle Frog Fruit
Zinnia