Butterflies only eat nectar,the caterpillars all
have their favorite plants to eat.Here is a list of
who eat's what :)

Buckeye Butterfly
Caterpillar:snapdragon
Adults: aster, milkweed
chickory, coreopsis

Comma

Caterpillar: nettle, elm
Adults: rotting fruit & sap,
butterfly bush, dandelion

Great Swallowtail

Caterpillar: citrus trees,
prickly ash
Adults: lantana, Japanese
honeysuckle, milkweed,
lilac, goldenrod, azalea

Great Spangled Fritillary

Caterpillar: violet
Adults: ironweed,
milkweed, black-eyed
susan, verbena

Monarch

Caterpillar: milkweed
Adults: milkweed, butterfly
bush, goldenrod, thistle,
ironweed, mints

Mourning Cloak

Caterpillar: willow, elm,
poplar, aspen, birch,
hackberry
Adults: rotting fuit & sap,
butterfly bush, milkweed,
shasta daisy

Painted Lady

Caterpillar: daisy,
hollyhock
Adults: goldenrod, aster,
zinnia, butterfly bush,
milkweed

Red Admiral

Caterpillar: nettle
Adults: rotting fruit and
sap, daisy, aster,
goldenrod, butterfly bush,
milkweed

Tiger Swallowtail

Caterpillar: cherry, ash,
birch, tulip tree, lilac
Adults: butterfly bush,
milkweed, Japanese
honeysuckle, phlox, lilac,
ironweed

Viceroy

Caterpillar: willow, poplar,
apple
Adults: rotting fruit, sap,
aster, goldenrod,
milkweed



These are some plants that most Butterfies like ;)
They can be found a most garden shops
A couple of online
places I've bought
seeds from
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