BUTTERFLY BED & BREAKFAST PLANTS

Butterfly Bed & Breakfast

Butterflies look for a certain plant they want to bed down on and lay their eggs.

When the caterpillars emerge from the eggs, breakfast is served!

Larval fodder host plants that gardeners can grow to help butterflies of Cascadia flourish.

Our list is organized by names of butterflies followed by the host plants required by each butterfly species
SKIPPERS  Hesperidae

1. TWO-BANDED CHECKERED SKIPPER  Pyrgus ruralis

Host Plants: Geum macrophyllum (large-leaved avens)

2. COMMON CHECKERED SKIPPER  Pyrgus communis

Host Plants: Sidalcea malviflora (checkerbloom), Lavatera maritima, L. ‘Burgundy Wine’

3. WOODLAND SKIPPER  Ochlodes sylvanoides

Host Plants: Phalaris arundinacea ‘Feesey’s Variety’

PARNASSIANS & SWALLOWTAILS   Papilionidae

4. CLODIUS PARNASSIAN  Parnassius clodius

Host Plants: Dicentra formosa (western bleeding heart)

5. ANISE SWALLOWTAIL  Papilio zelicaon

Host Plants: Heracleum lanatum (cow parsnip), Angelica gigas

6. WESTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL  Papilio rutulus

Host Plants: Salix purpurea ‘Nana’ (willow)

7. PALE TIGER SWALLOWTAIL  Papilio eurymedon

Host Plants: Ceanothus sanguineus

WHITES & ORANGE TIPS & SULFURS   Pieridae

8. SARA ORANGETIP  Anthocharis sara

Host Plants: Arabis blepharophylla

9. ORANGE SULFUR  Colias eurytheme

Host Plants: Lupinus argenteus, L. rivularis, Trifolium rupens

10.VEINED WHITE  Pieris marginalis

Host Plants: Cardamine angulata, C. pratensis (bittercress)

COPPERS & HAIRSTREAKS & BLUES   Lycaenidae

11. PURPLISH COPPER  Lycaena helloides

Host Plants: Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’, P. amplexicaulis, Rumex acetosa, R. sanguineus ssp. sanguineus

12. WESTERN BROWN ELFIN  Incisalia augustinus

Host Plants: Holodiscus discolor (ocean spray)

13. WESTERN TAILED-BLUE  Everes amyntula

Host Plants: Dorycnium hirsutum (astragalus)

14. ECHO BLUE or SPRING AZURE Celastrina ladon

Host Plants: Cornus sericea (red dogwood)

15. SILVERY BLUE  Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Host Plants: Lathyrus latifolius (sweet pea)

FRITILLARIES & CHECKERSPOTS & ANGLEWINGS & ADMIRAL Nymphalidae

16. GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY  Speyeria cybele pugetensis

Host Plants: Viola glabella

17. WESTERN MEADOW FRITILLARY  Boloria epithore

Host Plants: Viola sempervirens (evergreen violet)

18. MYLITTA CRESCENTSPOT  Phyciodes mylitta

Host Plants: Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’, C. undulatum

19. GOLDEN SATYR ANGLEWING   Polygonia satyrus

Host Plants: Humulus lupulus (hops)

20. MOURNING CLOAK  Nymphalis antiopa

Host Plants: Spiraea betulifolia, S. densiflora

21. FIRE-RIM MILBERT’S TORTOISESHELL  Aglais milberti

Host Plants: Parietaria (pellitory)

22. AMERICAN PAINTED LADY  Vanessa virginiensis

Host Plants: Anaphalis margaritacea, Antennaria dioca (pussy-toes)

23. PAINTED LADY  Vanessa cardui

Host Plants: Echinops ritro (globe thistle)

24. WEST COAST LADY  Vanessa annabella

Host Plants: Sidalcea campestris

25. RED ADMIRAL  Vanessa atalanta

Host Plants: Humulus lupulus (hops), Parietaria (pellitory)

26. LORQUIN’S/ORANGE-TIP ADMIRAL  Limenitis lorquini

Host Plants: Spiraea douglasii (hardhack)

SATYRS & WOOD NYMPHS    Satyridae

27. NORTHWEST RINGLET   Coenonympha ampelos

Host Plants: Stipa gigantea (golden oats)

28. LARGE WOOD NYMPH  Cercyonis pegala

Host Plants: Stipa tenuissima (silk grass)

MONARCH    Danaidae

29. MONARCH  Danaus plexippus

Host Plants: Asclepias speciosa (milkweed), Asclepias tuberosa