Butterfly Food & Nectar Trees & Shrubs of Travis and Williamson Counties TX USA


Home
Home
ButterfliesHome
FLAME ACANTHUSHome

Bottom


COMMON  NAMES


Scientific name


FOOD PLANT FOR


NECTAR PLANT FOR

OCCURS IN AREA










OCCASIONAL indicates non-native species



Black cherry


family: Rosaceae


Spring Azure, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy




BLACK CHERRY


EDWARDS PLATEAU BLACK CHERRY or ESCARPMENT BLACK CHERRY


Prunus serotina var. eximia





COMMON
deciduous



Dogwood


family: Cornaceae


Spring Azure




ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD


ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD


Cornus drummondii





COMMON
deciduous


FLOWERING DOGWOOD


Cornus florida





OCCASIONAL
deciduous



Elm


family: Ulmaceae


Mourning Cloak




AMERICAN ELM


AMERICAN ELM


Ulmus americana L





RARE
deciduous

CEDAR ELM


CEDAR ELM


Ulmus crassifolia





COMMON
deciduous


Hackberry


family: Ulmaceae


Question Mark, Mourning Cloak, Hackberry Emperor, American Snout




NETLEAF HACKBERRY


Celtis reticulata





COMMON
deciduous
SUGAR HACKBERRY

SUGAR HACKBERRY or TEXAS SUGARBERRY


Celtis laevigata





COMMON
deciduous


GRANJENO, SPINEY HACKBERRY or DESERT HACKBERRY


Celtis pallida








Hop tree


family: Rutaceae


Giant Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail




HOP TREE

HOP TREE, WAFFER ASH or SKUNK BUSH


Ptelea trifoliata





deciduous


Oak


family: Fagaceae


Orangetip Admiral


TEXAS LIVE OAK

TEXAS LIVE OAK


Quercus fusiformis





COMMON
deciduous
TEXAS RED OAK

TEXAS RED OAK


Quercus buckleyi





COMMON
deciduous


Laurel


family: Fagaceae






TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAUREL

TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAUREL


Sophora secundiflora








Plum


family: Rosaceae


Spring Azure, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy


CHICKSAW PLUM

CHICKSAW PLUM


Prunus angustifolia





RARE
deciduous
LAUREL CHERRY

LAUREL CHERRY or CAROLINA CHERRY-LAUREL


Prunus caroliniana





OCCASIONAL
deciduous
SOUR CHERRY

SOUR CHERRY


Prunus cerasus L





OCCASIONAL
deciduous
MEXICAN PLUM

MEXICAN PLUM


Prunus mexicana





COMMON
deciduous
TEXAS ALMOND

TEXAS ALMOND or PEACHBRUSH


Prunus minutiflora





RARE
deciduous
(shrub)
WILD GOOSE PLUM

WILD GOOSE PLUM or MUNSON PLUM


Prunus munsoniana





RARE
deciduous
CREEK PLUM

CREEK PLUM


Prunus rivularis





UNCOMMON
deciduous
FLATWOOD PLUM

FLATWOOD PLUM


Prunus umbellata





RARE
deciduous


Popular


family: Salicaceae


Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy


TEXAS COTTONWOOD

POPULAR,  WHITE POPLAR or  ALAMO BLANCO


Populus alba L.





RARE
deciduous
EASTERN COTTONWOOD

EASTERN COTTONWOOD


Populus deltoides var. deltoides





RARE
deciduous
TEXAS COTTONWOOD

TEXAS COTTONWOOD


Populus deltoides var. occidentalis





COMMON
deciduous


Privet


family: Oleaceae




Silver-spotted Skipper, Spring Azure, American Lady, Painted Lady, Red Spotted Purple

JAPANESE PRIVET

JAPANESE PRIVET


Ligustrum japonicum





WIDELY CULTIVATED
deciduous
GLOSSY PRIVET

GLOSSY PRIVET


Ligustrum lucidum





OCCASIONAL
deciduous
WAXLEAF PRIVET

WAXLEAF PRIVET


Ligustrum quihoui





OCCASIONAL
deciduous
DECIDUOUS PRIVET

DECIDUOUS PRIVET


Ligustrum sinense





OCCASIONAL
deciduous


Redbud


family: Fagaceae


Henry's Elfin


EASTERN REDBUD


EASTERN REDBUD


Cercis canadensis L.








Willow


family: Salicaceae


Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy


BLACK WILLOW


BLACK WILLOW


Salix nigra





COMMON
deciduous
(moist soil)


COMMON  NAMES


Scientific name


FOOD PLANT FOR


NECTAR PLANT FOR

OCCURS IN AREA





This checklist is primarily modified from data in the following publications:






1. Travis plants as defined in Travis County Flora.doc 

2. Trail Guide of Ann & O.J.Weber Butterfly Garden - LBJ Wildlife Center Judy Walther and Christopher J. Durden

3. U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Butterflies of Texas












 

  List compiled by Tim Davis
  Key:  
  X - To be developed.
  butterfly and caterpillar preferences from "Butterflies" ©1991 Marcus Schneck
 
 
 
http://www.wildflower.org/ama/orig/butterfly-1.pdf

  + - From list of U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Butterflies of Texas
  p - Photographic Record by the author.

 

HomeBACK TO TCButterflies HOMEPAGE





Back





Top