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Alder – Alnus spp
Basswood -- Tilia americana
Beech – Fagus spp
Birch – Betula spp
Elm – Ulmus spp
Hawthorn – Crataegus spp
Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana
Oak – Quercus spp
Pine – Pinus spp
Serciveberry – Amelanchier spp
• Allegheny serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
• Common serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
• Inland serviceberry (Amelanchier interior)
• Roundleaf serviceberry (Amelanchier sanguinea)
• Running serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera)
Sweet crab apple (Malus coronaria)
Vaccinium spp
• Blue Ridge blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum)
• Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
• Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
• Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
• Velvetleaf huckleberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides)
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Apple – Malus spp
Pear – Pyrus spp
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Aphid honeydew, carrion, dung, rotting fruit, tree sap
Dogbane, Milkweed, Purple Coneflower, Spiraea, Staghorn, Sumac, Thistle, Viburnum
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Brazilian Verbena, Butterfly Bush (make sure you use a sterile variety), Pentas, Privet
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April-October. Two broods each year. Last brood overwinters
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Butterflies and Moths of North America. Butterfliesandmoths.org
Brenda Dziedzic, Raising Butterflies in the Garden
Heather Holm, Pollinators of Native Plants
National Wildlife Federation. Nwf.org
Xerces Society. Xerces.org