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Aeschynomene americana (Joint
Vetch or Shy-Leaf). Barred Sulphur host plant.
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Agalinis fasciculata (Cluster-Leaf
Gerardia or False Foxglove). Common Buckeye host plant.
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Amorpha fruticosa (Bastard
Indigo). Silver-Spotted Skipper host plant.
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Amphicarpa bracteata (Hog
Peanut). Silver-Spotted and Long-Tailed skipper host plant.
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Amyris elemifera (Torchwood). Giant Swallowtail.
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Apios americana (Ground
Nut). Silver-Spotted Skipper host plant.
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Aristolochia serpentaria (Snake
Root). Pipevine Swallowtail and Tailless Swallowtail.
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Asclepias incarnata (Pink Swamp Milkweed). Queen,
Monarch, and Soldier host plants.
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Asclepias perennis (White
Swamp Milkweed). Queen, Monarch, and Soldier.
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Asclepias
tuberosa subsp. rolfsii (Southern Butterfly Weed), Queen,
Monarch, and Soldier.
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Asimina incarnata (Flag Pawpaw). Zebra Swallowtail.
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Asimina obovata (Scrub
Pawpaw). Zebra Swallowtail.
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Asimina parviflora (Small-Fruited
Pawpaw). Zebra Swallowtail.
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Asimina reticulata
(Flatwoods Pawpaw). Zebra Swallowtail.
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Asimina triboba (Dog Banana
or Ornamental Pawpaw). Zebra Swallowtail.
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Bacopa monnieri (Water Hyssop). White Peacock
host plant.
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Boehmeria cylindrica (False Nettle). Red Admiral
host plant.
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Callirhoe involucrata (Poppy Mallow). Checkered Skipper.
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Canna flaccida
is our native species with yellow flowers. Canna Skipper.
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloon Vine, Heart-Seed).
Gray Hairstreak and St. Christopher Hairstreak host plant.
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Small-Fruited Balloon-Vine (Cardiospermun microcarpum)
has very small pods and occurs in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Gray
Hairstreak and St. Christopher Hairstreak host plant.
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Cassia chapmannii (Bahama
Senna). Sleepy Orange, Cloudless Sulphur, and Orange-Barred Sulphur
host plant.
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Cassia fasciculata (Partridge
Pea). Little Sulphur, Cloudless Sulphur, Ceraunus Blue, and Gray
Hairstreak host plant.
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Celtis laevigata (Hackberry
or Sugarberry). Snout Butterfly, Questionmark, Hackberry Butterfly, and
Tawny Emperor host plants.
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Centrosema virginianum (Climbing Butterfly-Pea).
Long-Tailed Skipper host plant.
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Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (Longleaf Spikegrass).
Carolina Satyr host plant.
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Clitoria mariana (Butterfly-Pea). Long-Tailed
Skipper host plant.
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Coccothrinax argentata (Silver
Palm). Monk Skipper.
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Desmodium tortuosum (Florida Beggarweed). Silver-Spotted
Skipper, Dorantes Skipper, and Long-Tailed Skipper host plant.
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Desmodium viridiflorum (Velvet-Leaved Tick-Trefoil).
Gray Hairstreak and Long-Tailed Skipper host plant.
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Dyschoriste oblongifolia
(Oblongleaf Twinflower). Common Buckeye.
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Swanp Twinflower (Dyschoriste humistrata).
Common Buckeye.
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Erianthus giganteus (Sugarcane Plumegrass).
Clouded Skipper host plant.
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Fraxinus americana (White Ash). Tiger Swallowtail
host plant for north Florida.
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Galactia elliottii (White Milk-Pea). Zarucco
Dusky Wing host plant.
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Galactia regularis (Prostrate Milk-Pea). Ceraunus
Blue, Gray Hairstreak, and Zarucco Dusky Wing host plant.
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Gnaphalium obtusifolium (Sweet
Everlasting). American Painted Lady host plants.
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Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree). Tiger Swallowtail.
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Lysiloma latisiliqua (Wild Tamarind). Large
Orange Sulphur and Cassius Blue host plant.
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Magnolia virginiana (Sweet Bay). Tiger Swallowtail.
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Oxypolis filiformis (Water
Dropwort). Black Swallowtail.
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Passiflora incarnata
(Maypop). Gulf Fritillary, Julia, Zebra Long Wing, and Variegated Fritillary
host plants.
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Passiflora multiflora (Many Flowered Passion Flower).
Gulf Fritillary, Julia, Zebra Long Wing, and Variegated Fritillary host
plants.
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Passiflora suberosa (Corky-Stemmed
Passion Flower). Gulf Fritillary, Julia, Zebra Long Wing, and Variegated
Fritillary host plants.
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Persea borbonia (Red Bay).
Palamedes and Spicebush Swallowtail host plant.
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Silk Bay (Persea humilis). Palamedes and Spicebush
Swallowtail host plant.
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Swamp Bay (Persea palustris).
Palamedes and Spicebush Swallowtail host plant.
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Phyla nodiflora (Carpetweed,
Cape Weed, Matchheads, Creeping Charlie, or Lippia). Common Buckeye
and Phaon Crescent host plant.
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Piscidia piscipula (Jamaica Dogwood). Hammock
Skipper host plant.
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Pithecellobium keyense (Blackbead). Large Orange
Sulphur and Cassius Blue host plant.
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Prunus serotina (Wild Cherry).
Tiger Swallowtail and Red-Spotted Purple host plant.
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Ptelea trifoliata (Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree).
Giant Swallowtail.
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Quercus chapmanii (Chapman’s Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper
and White-M Hairstreak host plants.
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Quercus hemispaerica (Laurel Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper
and White-M Hairstreak host plants.
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Quercus laevis (Turkey Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper and
White-M Hairstreak host plants.
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Quercus myrtifolia (Myrtle Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper
and White-M Hairstreak host plants.
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Quercus nigra (Water Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper and
White-M Hairstreak host plants.
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Quercus shumardii (Shumard Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper
and White-M Hairstreak host plant.
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Quercus stellata var. margaretta (Small Post Oak).
Dusky Wing Skipper and White-M Hairstreak host plant.
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Quercus virginiana (Live Oak). Dusky Wing Skipper
and White-M Hairstreak host plant.
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Ruellia caroliniensis (Wild
Petunia). Malachite and Common Buckeye.
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Salix caroliniana (Carolina or Coastal Plain Willow).
Viceroy and Red-Spotted Purple host plant.
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Black Willow (Salix nigra) occurs only in the northern
part of the state. Viceroy and Red-Spotted Purple host plant.
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Sarcostemma clausum (White
Vine). Queen, Monarch, and Soldier.
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Sassafras albidum (Sassafras). Palamedes and Spicebush
Swallowtail host plant.
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Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto). Monk
Skipper.
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Sesbania punicea (Orange Sesbania). Zarucco
Skipper host plant.
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Stylosanthes hamata (Tropical Pencilflower).
Barred Sulphur host plant.
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Thalia geniculata (Alligator Flag). Canna Skipper.
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Thrinax radiata (Thatch Palm). Monk
Skipper.
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Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass). Clouded
Skipper and Three-Spotted Skipper host plant.
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Ulmus americana (American Elm). Snout Butterfly, Questionmark,
Hackberry Butterfly, and Tawny Emperor host plants.
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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata). Snout Butterfly, Questionmark,
Hackberry Butterfly, and Tawny Emperor host plants.
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Vigna luteola (Cowpea). Gray Hairstreak and
Long-Tailed Skipper host plant.
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Yucca filamentosa (Stiff-Leaved
Bear Grass). Yucca Giant Skipper.
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Zamia pumila (Coontie). Florida Atala host plant.
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Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
(Hercules Club, Toothache Tree). Giant Swallowtail.
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Zanthoxylum fagara (Wild
Lime). Giant Swallowtail.
Weedy Hostplants
Aster dumosus (Bushy Aster). Pearl Crescent
host plant.
Bidens alba var. radiata (Spanish Needles).
Dainty Sulphur host plant.
Buchnera americana (Blueheart). Common Buckeye
host plant.
Desmodium incanum (Creeping Beggarweed).
Gray Hairstreak, Dorantes Skipper, and Longtailed Skipper host plant.
Digitaria sanguinalis (Crabgrass). Whirlabout
Skipper host plant.
Gnaphalium falcatum (Narrow-Leaved Cudweed), Gnaphalium
pensylvanicum (Pennsylvania Cudweed), Gnaphalium purpureum (Purple
Cudweed). American Painted Lady host plants.
Herissantia crispa (Bladder Mallow). Gray
Hairstreak host plant.
Indigofera caroliniana. Ceraunus Blue and
Zarucco Skipper host plant.
Lepidium virginicum (Pepper Grass). Great
Southern White, European Cabbage White, and Checkered White host plant.
Linaria canadensis (Toad Flax). Common buckeye
host plant.
Parietaria floridana (Pellitory). Red Admiral
host plant.
Plantago virginica (Southern Plantain).
Common Buckeye host plants.
Ptilimnium capillaceum
(Mock Bishop’s Weed). Black Swallowtail host plants.
Sida acuta (Broomweed), Sida rhombifolia (Indian
Hemp). Gray Hairstreak, Columella Hairstreak, and Checkered Skipper
host plants.
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