These butterflies like black willow nectar:
Brown elfin (Callophrys augustinus)Compton tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)Henry’s elfin (Callophrys henrici)Hoary elfin (Callophrys polios)Northern pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon)
The chokecherry will attract butterflies like:
American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Many butterflies visit the eastern redbud for sustenance. They include:
Brown elfin (Callophrys augustinus)Dreamy duskywing (Erynnis icelus)Dusky azure (Celastrina nigra)Eastern pine elfin (Callophrys niphon)Gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus)Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)Juvenal’s duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)Sleepy duskywing (Erynnis brizo)Spring azure (Celastrina ladon)Zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
You will see these butterflies on the flowering dogwood:
American snout (Libytheana carinenta)Banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis)White M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)White admiral or red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
The northern pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) will visit the flowers of the river birch. This tree provides butterfly food for:
American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)King’s hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)
Sourwood provides butterfly food for:
Edwards’ hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)King’s hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)White M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
Staghorn sumac will invite these butterfly species to sip on nectar:
American snout (Libytheana carinenta)Banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)Little wood satyr (Megisto cymela)Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Silvery checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)White admiral or red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
You may see these butterflies on your sugar maple:
Eastern comma (Polygonia comma)Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Wild cherry nectar serves as butterfly food for these species:
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)White admiral or red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis)
