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SINCE1998

Plant Listsfor the

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Skippers HESPERIIDAE

Silver-spotted SkipperHoary Edge Skipper

Northern CloudywingSouthern CloudywingConfused Cloudywing

Hayhurst’s ScallopwingSleepy Duskywing

Juvenal’s DuskywingHorace’s DuskywingMottled Duskywing

Wild Indigo DuskywingColumbine Duskywing

Common Checkered-SkipperCommon Sootywing

Swarthy SkipperLeast SkipperFiery SkipperOttoe Skipper

Leonard’s SkipperSachem

Peck’s SkipperTawny-edged Skipper

Polites origenes Crossline SkipperNorthern Broken-DashSouthern Broken-Dash

Little GlassywingArogos Skipper

Delaware SkipperByssus Skipper

Hobomok SkipperZabulon Skipper

Dion SkipperDun Skipper

Nysa Roadside-SkipperCommon Roadside-Skipper

Eufala SkipperBrazilian Skipper

Erebid Moths EREBIDAE

Nais Tiger MothHarnessed Moth

Yellow-collared Scape MothYellow-headed Lichen Moth

Ctenucha venosaVirginia Ctenucha

Oregon CycniaDelicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth

Salt Marsh or Acrea MothMilkweed Tussock or Milkweed Tiger Moth

Arge Tiger Moth

Gossamer-wing Butterflies LYCAENIDAE

HarvesterAmerican Copper

Gray CopperBronze Copper

Juniper HairstreakHenry’s Elfin

Oak HairstreakCoral Hairstreak

Acadian HairstreakHickory Hairstreak

Edwards’ HairstreakBanded HairstreakStriped Hairstreak

Gray HairstreakWhite-M Hairstreak

Cassius BlueMarine Blue

Eastern Tailed-BlueSpring Azure

Summer AzureReakirt’s Blue

Brush-footed ButterfliesNYMPHALIDAE

American SnoutMonarch

QueenVariegated Fritillary

Great Spangled FritillaryRegal Fritillary

Red-spotted Purple or White AdmiralRed-spotted Purple

ViceroyHackberry Emperor

Tawny EmperorCommon Mestra

Silvery CheckerspotGorgone Checkerspot

Phaon CrescentPearl CrescentTexan Crescent

Baltimore CheckerspotCommon Buckeye

Question MarkEastern Comma

Gray CommaMourning Cloak

Red AdmiralPainted Lady

American LadyGoatweed LeafwingNorthern Pearly-eye

Gemmed SatyrLittle Wood-Satyr

Common Wood-Nymph

Whites & Sulphurs PIERIDAE

Falcate OrangetipOlympia Marble

Florida WhiteCabbage White

Checkered WhiteClouded SulphurOrange Sulphur

Southern DogfaceCloudless Sulphur

Large Orange SulphurLyside SulphurMexican YellowTailed OrangeLittle Yellow

Sleepy OrangeDainty Sulphur

Wild Silk MothsSATURNIIDAE

Luna mothPolyphemus mothRoyal Walnut MothRosy maple moth

Imperial moth

Bicolored honey locust moth

Parnassians & Swallowtails PAPILIONIDAE

Pipevine SwallowtailZebra SwallowtailBlack SwallowtailTiger Swallowtail

Spicebush SwallowtailGiant Swallowtail

Prominents NOTODONTIDAE

Common GluphisiaSmall Heterocampa

White-dotted ProminentDouble-toothed Prominent

Sphinx Moths & Hawkmoths SPHINGIDAE

Pink-spotted HawkmothWalnut SphinxCatalpa SphinxHagen’s Sphinx

Five-spotted HawkmothCarolina SphinxModest SphinxBlinded Sphinx

Twin-spotted SphinxVirginia creeper Sphinx

Lettered SphinxPandorus Sphinx

Snowberry ClearwingHummingbird Clearwing

White-lined SphinxTersa Sphinx

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths NOCTUIDAE

Corn Earworm MothArcigera Flower Moth

Bina Flower MothSchinia chrysellaSchinia cumatilisClouded Crimson

Schinia hulstiaSchinia jaguarinaLynx Flower Moth

Schinia mortuaGoldenrod Flower MothRagweed Flower MothBleeding Flower Moth

Brown Flower MothSchinia snowiSchinia tertia

Thoreau’s Flower MothThree-lined Flower Moth

Schinia ultimaSchinia volupia

Tiger Moth PARTHENICEBanded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth

Leconte’s HaploaGreat Leopard MothFall Webworm Moth

Black-and-yellow Lichen MothIsabella Tiger Moth or Banded WoolybearVirginian Tiger or Yellow Woolybear Moth

Orange HolomelinaForage Looper MothGrass Miner Moths

Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth

The Butterflies & Moths of North America (BAMONA) database includes verified sighting records for 178 species in Douglas County, KS as of January 1, 2016

Predesigned butterfly gardenspages 10—11

sachem

yellowsulphur

marineblue

hummingbirdclearwing

harnessedmoth

luna moth

commongluphisia

Isabella tiger

moth

caterpillar adult

bougainvillea giant swallowtail large orange sulphur

canna Brazillian skipper

cabbage checkered white salt marsh moth

canteloupe Nysa roadside skipper

corn Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear) salt marsh moth

cosmos painted lady

datura pink-spotted hawkmoth

fuchsia white-lined sphinx

lantana Brazillian skipper giant swallowtail large orange sulphur monarch pipevine swallowtail snowberry clearwing spicebush swallowtail white M hairstreak

marigold Hayhurst’s scallopwing Nysa raodside skipper sachem Ocola skipper

pentas black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail monarch skippers sulphurs

petunia five-spotted hawkmoth Pandorus sphinx pink-spotted hawkmoth pipevine swallowtail white-lined sphinx

potato five-spotted hawkmoth salt marsh moth

purslane variegated fritillary white-lined sphinx

snapdragon common buckeye

sweet potato pink-spotted hawkmoth

tomato five-spotted hawkmoth white-lined sphinx

torch tithonia swallowtails cabbage white orange sulphur gray hairstreak monarch sachem fiery skipper

zinnia swallowtails cabbage white sleepy orange variegated fritillary pearl crescent American painted lady silver-spotted skipper sachem Zabulon skipper Ocola skipper

ANNUALS

silver-spotted skipper

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black swallowtail

zinniacosmos

fuchsia

white-linedsphinx

caterpillar adultyarrow American copper(ACHILLEA) banded hairstreak gorgone checkerspot

leadplant silver-spotted skipper(AMORPHA)

columbine columbine duskywing(AQUILEGIA)

butterfly weed American copper (ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA) monarch black swallowtail queen coral hairstreak milkweed tussock moth Edward’s hairstreak gray copper gray hairstreak great spangled fritillary juniper hairstreak little glassywing northern cloudywing orange sulphur painted lady queen regal fritillary sachem silver-spotted skipper spicebush swallowtail variegated fritillary

common milkweed milkweed tussock moth hickory hairstreak(ASCLEPIAS SYRIACUS) queen hoary edge skipper monarch hobomok skipper juniper hairstreak monarch northern cloudywing orange sulphur Ottoe skipper painted lady Peck’s skipper queen regal fritillary sachem spicebush swallowtail white M hairstreak Zabulon skipper zebra swallowtail

monarch

caterpillar adult

dill black swallowtail

fennel black swallowtail

lavendar cotton hawkmoth

parsley black swallowtail

peppermint common buckeye gray hairstreak Horace’s duskywing little glassywing swarthy skipper variegated fritillary

spearmint Reakirt’s blue

pineapple sage black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail sulphur

mountain mint regal fritillary(PYCNANTHEMUM)

rue giant swallowtail

sorrel bronze copper gray copper

HERBSPERENNIALS

monarchchrysalis

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regalfritilary

fennel

pineapplesage

rue

swarthyskipper

butterflyweed

caterpillar adult

aster Isabella tiger mouth American snout(ASTER) (banded woolybear) checkered white common buckeye eastern-tailed blue fiery skipper Leonard’s skipper little yellow sulphur painted lady pearl crescent question mark sachem sleepy orange viceroy black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail

false indigo hoary edge skipper (BAPTISIA) wild indigo duskywing

butterfly bush black swallowtail(BUDDLEIA) giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail monarch comma

blue mist spirea Nysa raodside skipper(CARYOPTERIS)

senna tailed orange(CASSIA)

plumbago marine blue(CERASTIGMA)

tickseed common buckeye(COREOPSIS) monarch southern dogface variegated fritillary

dianthus snowberry clearwing(DIANTHUS)

teasel Leonard’s skipper(DIPSACUS) pipevine swallowtail

coneflower great spangled fritillary(ECHINACEA) monarch Ottoe skipper tawny-edged skipper American copper

Joe-pye weed great spangled fritillary(EUPATORIUM) little glassywing painted lady viceroy Zabulon skipper

caterpillar adult

spurge goatweed leafwing(EUPHORBIA)

meadowsweet spring azure Edward’s hairstreak(FILIPENDULA)

orange hawkweed snowberry clearwing(HEIRACIUM)

sunflower gorgone checkerspot Ottoe skipper(HELIANTHUS) Isabella tiger moth wild indigo duskywing (banded wollybear)

sneezeweed fiery skipper(HELIOPSIS) gorgone checkerspot Horace’s duskywing

dame’s rocket giant swallowtail(HESPERIS) pipevine swallowtail

blazing star Leonard’s skipper monarch(LIATRIS) Ottoe skipper painted lady siler-spotted skipper

Turk’s cap lily large orange sulphur(LILIUM SUPERBUM)

loosestrife gorgone checkerspot(LYSIMACHIA)

mallow gray hairstreak(Malva sylvestris) painted lady

bee balm great spangled fritillary(MONARDA) pipevine swallowtail

prickly pear cactus Ottoe skipper(OPTUNIA HUMIFUSA)

Phlox five-spotted hawkmoth(PHLOX) Olympia marble pipevine swallowtail

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fieryskipper

yarrow

rudbeckia

Leonard’sskipper

caterpillar adult

mayapple variegated fritillary(PODOPHYLUM)

Virginia knotweed Hayhurst’s scallopwing(POLYGONATUM VIRINIANA)

black-eyed Susan monarch(RUDBECKIA) swallowtails

hardy petunia Texan crescent(RUELLIA)

bouncing bet five-spotted hawkmoth(SAPONARIA) giant swallowtail Pandorus sphinx white-lined sphinx

Sedum variegated fritillary(SEDUM)

compassplant Ottoe skipper(SILPHIUM)

goldenrod American snout(SOLIDAGO) Edward’s hairstreak giant swallowtail gorgone checkerspot gray hairstreak Horace’s duskywing little yellow sulphur monarch orange sulphur viceroy white M hairstreak

Verbena great spangled fritillary(VERBENA CANADENSIS) pipevine swallowtail southern dogface zebra swallowtail

vervain Peck’s skipper(VERBENA HASTATA)

ironweed fiery skipper(VERNONIA) great spangled fritillary monarch painted lady Peck’s skipper

violet great spangled fritillary falcate orangetip(VIOLA) regal fritillary variegated fritillary

VINES caterpillar adult

grape Pandorus sphinx(VITEX) Virginia creeper sphinx white-lined sphinx

hops eastern comma(HUMULUS) red admiral

honeysuckle five-spotted hawkmoth(LONICERA) giant swallowtail hoary edge skipper northern cloudywing spicebush swallowtail white-lined sphinx Zabulon skipper

Virginia creeper Pandorus sphinx(PARTHENOCISSUS Virginia creeper sphinxQUINQUEFOLIA)

Wisteria Juvenal’s duskywing

moonvine pink-spotted hawkmoth(CONVOLVULUS) white-lined sphinx

morning glory pink-spotted hawkmoth(CONVOLVULUS)

passion vine variegated fritillary(PASSIFLORA)

GRASSESbluegrass hobomok skipper Peck’s skipper tawny-edged skipper Zabulon skipper

blue grama grass Leonard’s skipper

bottlebrush morthern pearly eye

little bluestem Leonard’s skipper Ottoe skipper swarthy skipper

sandlove grass Zabulon skipper

switchgrass hobomok skipper northern broken dash tawny-edged skipper

mayapple

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Peck’sskipper

hoary edgeskipper

morningglory

caterpillar adult

American holly Henry’s elfin

Azalea gray comma pipevine swallowtail

blueberry Henry’s elfin Juvenal’s duskywing

buttonbush hoary edge skipper Horace’s duskywing painted lady sachem silver-spotted skipper Zabulon skipper

New Jersey tea summer azure banded hairstreak spring azure coral hairstreak Edward’s hairstreak hickory hairstreak hoary edge skipper mottled duskywing northern broken dash Peck’s skipper spring azure swarthy skipper

chokecherry coral hairstreak

gooseberry gray comma

althea (rose of Sharon) large orange sulphur

lilac eastern tiger swallowtail Juvenal’s duskywing monarch pipevine swallowtail snowberry clearwing white-lined sphinx zebra swallowtail

spicebush spicebush swallowtail(LINDERA)

staghorn sumac luna moth royal walnut moth

snowberry snowberry clearwing snowberry clearwing

blackberry bronze copper hobonok skipper sleepy duskywing spring azure wild indigo duskywing Zabulon skipper zebra swallowtail

privet red-spotted purple white admiral spring azure

Virginia sweetwpire countless butterfly(ITEA) and moth species!

sleepyduskywing

SHRUBS

gooseberry

lilac

To make up the loss of milkweeds and nectar sources needed by monarch butterflies, Monarch Watch registers Monarch Waystations. These habitats include home gardens, schools, businesses, parks, zoos, nature centers, roadsides, rooftops, and unused plots of land in public and private right of ways to create, conserve, and protect milkweed/monarch environments. You can help monarchs by creating a habitat at your home, school, or even patio or balcony. This international effort has already done much to bring back the monarch population from the brink, and will continue to help assure the preservation of the species and the continuation of the spectacular monarch migration phenomenon.

Join the effort. Visit www.monarchwatch.org for more about registering your site and to peruse the register of waystations. Vinland Valley Nursery has been registered since 2007, and we offer seven species/selections of Asclepias for your monarch gardening pleasure!

Register a Monarch Watch Waystation

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caterpillar adult

pawpaw zebra swallowtail(ASIMINA)

ash eastern tiger swallowtail(FRAXINUS) hickory hairstreak twin-spotted sphinx

birch Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear)(BETULA) luna moth mourning cloak red-spotted purple white admiral twin-spotted sphinx

chestnut hickory hairstreak(CASTANEA)

cottonwood eastern tiger swallowtail(POPULUS) modest sphinx mourning cloak red-spotted purple white admiral viceroy

elm eastern comma(ULMUS) mourning cloak Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear) question mark tawny emporer twin-spotted sphinx white-lined sphinx

hackberry American snout(CELTIS) hackberry emporer mourning cloak question mark

hickory hickory hairstreak(CARYA) luna moth royal walnut moth walnut sphinx banded hairstreak

honeylocust silver-spotted skipper(GLEDITSIA)

juniper juniper hairstreak(JUNIPERUS)

locust silver-spotted skipper(ROBINIA)

maple Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear)(ACER) rosy maple moth

mimosa Reakirt’s blue spicebush swallowtail(ASIMINA)

persimmon luna moth(DIOSPYROS) royal walnut moth

plum, cherry coral hairstreak eastern tiger swallowtail(PRUNUS) eastern tiger swallowtail Henry’s elfin red-spotted purple Juvenal’s duskywing white admiral white M hairstreak twin-spotted sphinx

redbud Henry’s elfin Henry’s elfin(CERCIS) Juvenal’s duskywing

sassafras spicebush swallowtail

serviceberry red-spotted purple(AMELANCHIER) white admiral

sweetbay eastern tiger swallowtail magnolia spicebush swallowtail

sweet gum luna moth(NYSSA) royal walnut moth

tulip tree eastern tiger swallowtail(LIRIODENDRON) spicebush swallowtail

oak banded hairstreak(QUERCUS) hickory hairstreak Horace’s duskywing Juvenal’s duskywing red-spotted purple white admiral rosy maple moth southern hairstreak white M hairstreak

walnut banded hairstreak(JUGLANS) luna moth royal walnut moth walnut sphinx

willow eastern tiger swallowtail(SALIX) mourning cloak twin-spotted sphinx viceroy

TREES

sassafras & spicebush swallowtails

redbud

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WEEDS caterpillar adult

chicory least skipper tawny-edged skipper

clover eastern tailed blue edward’s hairstreak gray hairstreak gray copper Isabella tiger moth gray hairstreak northern cloudywing great spangled fritillary orange sulphur Hayhurst’s scallopwing Reakirt’s blue hickory hairstreak salt marsh moth juniper hairstreak southern dogface least skipper monarch northern broken dash white-lined sphinx wild indigo duskywing Zabulon skipper

Bermuda grass fiery skipper gemmed satyr sachem

crab grass fiery skipper Nysa roadside skipper sachem

dandelion Juvenal’s duskywing orange sulphur sleepy duskywing

lambsquarters Hayhurst’s scallopwing

mallow gray hairstreak painted lady

nettle red admiraml

plantain common buckeye

OTHER GOOD EATS adult

rotting fruit eastern comma hackberry emporer mourning cloak question mark red admiral red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer

tree sap eastern comma goatweed leafwing gray comma hackberry emporer harvester (alder, ash, hawthorn, beech) little wood satyr ourning cloak (primarily oak) northern pearly eye (willow, poplar, birch) question mark red admiral white admiral tawny emporer harvester (witchhazel)

dung goatweed leafwing hackberry emporer northern pearly eye question mark red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer viceroy red admiral (bird droppings)

fungi northern pearly eye viceroy

carrion hackberry emporer northern pearly eye question mark red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer viceroy

aphid honeydew harvester little wood satyr viceroy

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Top ten guidelines forbutterfly gardening:

1) Watch butterflies in nearby areas to see which flowers they prefer.

2) Grow plants recommended for a variety of species.

3) Position plants in a sunny place, sheltered from wind.

4) Grow large clumps of the most favored species.

5) Try to maintain diversity in height, color and blooming periods.

6) Don’t use pesticides, and restrict your use of biological conrols that affect caterpillars to surgically strike trouble spots. Products like BT that are safe and effective against bagworms, for example, will also kill butterfly caterpillars.

7) Provide a mud puddle in a sunny spot.

8) Grow larval plants for butterflies that appear in your garden. Learn to recognize weeds that grow in your garden and in wild scrubby areas so you can leave them for the butterflies.

9) Leave some undisturbed corners for weedy larval and nectar plants.

10) Expand your garden’s focus to include other insects, amphibians, songbirds and mammals to create a habitat for all creatures!

The basics

Butterflies are choosy insects. Any gardener can have aphids, but Red Admirals, Painted Ladies, and Tiger Swallowtails insist that certain conditions be met.

Ample sunshine is the foremost consideration.

Butterflies avoid shady areas. Ideally, your garden should have a southern exposure. Butterflies use early morning for basking on sun-warmed rocks, bricks or gravel paths. As morning temperatures rise, they begin visiting their favorite nectar flowers, but always in sunlit areas of the garden.

Butterflies prefer gardens that are sheltered from prevailing winds. If yours is not, consider planting a windscreen of butterfly bush or viburnum - both shrubs which are rich in nectar. As an added bonus, many nectar plants also attract hummingbirds!

Mud puddlesCreate a shallow puddle to attract swallowtails, blues, sulfurs and other butterflies that enjoy drinking at mud puddles in order to obtain needed salts in their diet. A sprinkling of table salt and the addition of some manure will increase the puddle’s appeal. Since salt harms plants, however, use a saucer or locate the puddle outside your flower border.

Accept a certain amount of

imperfection in your plants.

Holes in foliage indicate

that insects are enjoying a

healthy meal, converting the

sun’s energy stored in the

plants to a form useful to

other members of the food

web, namely those who eat

the insects themselves! If

an imbalance threatens the

survival of a plant, research

who is causing the damage

and what safe method can be

used to bring the situation

back into balance. Eradication

need not be the goal. Start

with identification, then do

your homework!

Garden for wildlife!Although you might not think of common wild animals like opossums, cottontails, bluejays and robins as

threatened, these animals are finding life increasingly more difficult as the areas they’ve called home make way for suburban neighborhoods and urban development. Even though these common spe-cies are not in immediate danger of becoming extinct, individuals are coming into conflict with hu-

mans with much higher frequency. Less visible but just as important are the insects, who are misun-derstood, underappreciated and also in danger from habitat loss and pesticide use. Gardens that are

designed sustainably with an eye toward creating balanced ecosystems are the wave of the future. Outdated landscapes consisting of a few sharply shaved shrubs surrounded by flat green lawn are soon to be relegated to the history books as a dark ages period in landscape design.

New millenium gardens are visually dynamic and teaming with species diversity. Today’s gardener is more than just a petunia planter. Today’s gardener is a habitat manager, student of nature and conservationist!

common milkweed & monarch caterpiller