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Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia
False Indigo – Amorpha spp
Hog-Peanut – Amphicarpaea bracteate
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos
Lead Plant – Amorpha spp
Tick-Trefoil – Desmodium spp
Vetch - Astragalus spp
• Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis)
• Cooper's milkvetch (Astragalus neglectus)
Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens
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Butterfly Pea – Clitoria mariana
Downy Milkpea – Galactia volubilis
Hyacinth Bean – Lablab purpureus
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Can be found puddling
Black-eyed Susan, Blazing Star, Buttonbush, Dogbane, Goldenrod, Ironweed, Joe-Pye Weed, Milkweed, Monarda, New Jersey Tea, Perennial Pea (Lathyrus), Purple Coneflower, Thistle, Vetch, Wild Indigo, Wild Sweet William
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Alfalfa, Butterfly Bush (make sure you use a sterile variety), Mexican Sunflower, Red Clover
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May-October. 2-4 broods per 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