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2008 Catalog
900 N. Every Road
Mason, MI 48854
Ph: (517) 244-1140, Fax: (517) 244-1142
E-mail: wildtype@msu.edu
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Southern Michigan Butterfly Plants |
Larval
Host Plants |
| Scientific
Names (Plants) |
Common
Names (Plants) |
Common
Name (Butterflies) |
| Actinomeris alternifolia |
Wing Stem |
Silvery Checkerspot |
| Anaphalis margaritacea |
Pearly Everlasting |
American Painted Lady |
| Antennaria sp. |
Pussytoes |
American Painted Lady |
| Aristolochia serpentaria |
Virginia Snakeroot |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
| Asclepius sp. |
Various Milkweeds |
Monarch |
| Aster sp. |
Asters |
Pearl Cresent, Silvery Checkerspot, Painted Lady |
| Betula sp. |
Birch |
Compton Tortoise Shell |
| Betula sp. |
Birch |
Mourning Cloak |
| Carex lacustris |
Sedge |
Appalachian Eyed Brown |
| Carex sp. |
Sedges |
Eyed Brown |
| Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey Tea |
Mottled Dusky Wing |
| Celtis occidentalis |
Hackberry |
Snout Butterfly, Hackberry Butterfly, Tawny Emperor, Question Mark |
| Chelone glabra |
Turtlehead |
Baltimore |
| Cirsium muticum |
Swamp Thistle |
Swamp Metalmark |
| Cirsium sp. |
Thistle |
Painted Lady |
| Cornus florida |
Flowering Dogwood |
Spring Azure |
| Cornus sp. |
Dogwoods |
Summer Azure |
| Gerardia sp. |
False Foxglove |
Buckeye, Baltimore |
| Helianthus sp. |
Sunflowers |
Silvery Checkerspot |
| Hystrix patula |
Grasses (Bottlebrush Grass) |
Northern Pearly Eye, Little Wood Satyr |
| Lindera Benzoin |
Spicebush |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Lupinus perennis |
Lupine |
Karner Blue |
| Mentha sp. |
Mint |
Summer Azure |
| Populus sp. |
Aspen |
Common Tortoise Shell, Mourning Cloak |
| Potentilla fruiticosa |
Shrubby Cinquefoil |
Dorcas Copper |
| Prunus americana |
Wild Plum |
Coral Hairstreak, Tiger Swallowtail |
| Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry |
Coral Hairstreak, Tiger Swallowtail, Red-Spotter Purple |
| Prunus virginiana |
Choke Cherry |
Coral Hairstreak, Tiger Swallowtail |
| Ptelea trifoliata |
Hop Tree |
Giant Swallowtail |
| Quercus sp. (Quercus velutina) |
Oaks (Black Oaks, etc.) |
Banded Hairstreak |
| Rhus sp. |
Sumac |
Summer Azure |
| Ribes sp. |
Gooseberry sp. |
Gray Common |
| Salix sp. |
Willow |
Common Tortoise Shell |
| Salix sp. (Salix exigua) |
Willow (Sandbar Willow) |
Viceroy, Mourning Cloak |
| Sassafras albidum |
Sassafras |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Spiraea sp. |
Spiraea |
Summer Azure |
| Ulmus sp. |
Elm |
Comma Merchant, Mourning Cloak, Question Mark |
| Umbelliferae |
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Black Swallowtail |
| Urtica sp. |
Nettle |
Question Mark, Comma Merchant, Red Admiral, Milberts Tortoise Shell |
| Vaccinium sp. |
Blueberry |
Northern Spring Azure |
| Viburnum acerifolium |
Maple Leaf Viburnum |
Spring Azure |
| Viola sp. |
Violets |
Great Spangled Fritillary, Aphrodite Fritillary, Silver-bordered
Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary |
| Zanthoxylum americanum |
Prickly Ash |
Giant Swallowtail |
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Legumes |
Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Eastern Tailed Blue |
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Various Grasses |
Wood Nymph |
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Nectaring
Plants |
| Scientific
Names (Plants) |
Common
Names (Plants) |
Common
Names (Butterflies) |
| Amorpha canescens |
Leadplant |
Coral Hairstreak,
Banded Hairstreak |
| Anaphalis margaritacea |
Pearly Everlasting |
Silver-bordered Fritillary |
| Apocynum sp. |
Dogbane |
Coral Hairstreak, Banded Hairstreak, Eastern Tailed Blue, Summer
Azure, Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent,
Baltimore, Milbert's Tortoise Shell, American
Painted Lady, Buckeye, White Admiral, Monarch,
Red Spotted Purple |
| Asclepius incarnata |
Swamp Milkweed |
Banded Hairstreak, Eyed Brown |
| Asclepius syriaca |
Common Milkweed |
Pipe-vine Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Gray
Hairstreak, Summer Azure, Great Spangled Fritillary,
Aphrodite Fritillary, Silvery Checkerspot, Baltimore,
American Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Little Wood
Satyr, Wood Nymph |
| Asclepius tuberosa |
Butterfly Weed |
Spicebush Swallowtail, Coral Hairstreak, Eastern Tailed Blue, Variegated
Fritillary, Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Cresent |
| Aster sp. |
Aster |
Eastern Tailed Blue, Silver-bordered Fritillary, American Painted
Lady, Buckeye, Viceroy, Wood Nymph |
| Ceanothus americanus |
New Jersey Tea |
Spicebush Swallowtail, Purplish Copper, Coral Hairstreak, Summer
Azure, Karner Blue, Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
Giant Swallowtail, Painted Lady, Wood Nymph |
| Cirsium muticum |
Swamp Thistle |
Swamp Metalmark, Baltimore |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Boneset |
Silver-bordered Fritillary, Milbert's Tortoise Shell |
| Eupatorium sp. |
Joe Pye Weed |
Giant
Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Orange Sulphur, Variegated
Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Milbert's Tortoise
Shell, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Viceroy, Eyed
Brown, |
| Fragaria sp. |
Strawberry |
Coral Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Eastern Tailed Blue, Silvery
Blue |
| Hypericum sp. |
St. Johns Wort |
Karner Blue |
| Iris versicolor |
Iris |
Silver-bordered Fritillary |
| Liatris sp. |
Blazing Star |
Tiger Swallowtail, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak,
Aphrodite Fritillary, Painted Lady, Red Admiral,
Wood Nymph |
| Lupinus perennis |
Lupine |
Spicebush Swallowtail, Painted Lady |
| Malus coronaria |
Crabapple |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Mentha sp. |
Mints |
Gray Hairstreak |
| Monarda fistulosa |
Bee Balm |
Tiger Swallowtail, Great Spangled Fritillary, Wood Nymph, Monarch |
| Monarda punctata |
Horsemint |
Karner Blue |
| Phlox pilosa |
Phlox |
Karner Blue |
| Potentilla friuticosa |
Shrubby Cinquefoil |
Dorcas Copper, Swamp Metalmark, Baltimore |
| Prunus virginiana |
Chokecherry |
American Painted Lady, Silvery Blue |
| Rhus tomentosa |
Staghorn Sumac |
Banded Hairstreak, Summer Azure, Snout Butterfly, Silvery Checkerspot,
Red Admiral, White Admiral, Little Wood Satyr,
Red Spotted Purple |
| Rubus sp. |
Blackberry |
Spicebush Swallowtail, Coral Hairstreak, Karner Blue, Pearl Cresent,
Painted Lady, Viceroy |
| Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-Eyed Susan |
Dorcas Copper, Coral Hairstreak, Swamp Metalmark, Great Spangled
Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Milbert's Tortoise
Shell, |
| Solidago sp. |
Goldenrod |
Clouded Sulphur, Purplish Copper, Gray Hairstreak, Snout Butterfly,
Silver-bordered Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Milbert's
Tortoise Shell, Viceroy, Wood Nymph, Monarch,
Eastern Tailed Blue |
| Spiraea sp. |
Spiraea sp. |
Coral Hairstreak, Summer Azure |
| Vaccinium sp. |
Blueberry |
Spicebush Swallowtail, Silvery Blue |
| Verbena hastata |
Blue Vervain |
Orange Sulphur, Wood Nymph |
| Veronia missurica |
Ironweed |
Tiger Swallowtail, Painted Lady, Monarch |
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| Reference: |
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| Nielsen,
Mogens C., Michigan Butterflies
and Skippers. Michigan State University
Extension. 1999. |
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