Make a Butterfly Garden This Spring

There are over 300 species of butterflies in the U.S. Each region has well over 100 species of native butterflies (except Hawaii, which only has two native species plus a handful of imported ones), and each butterfly species has different requirements for host and nectar plants. While most butterflies will take nector from most flowers, they all have their preferred flowers that they seek out. 

 

A great butterfly garden resource, put together by Wayfair.com provides a complete list of butterflies found in the United States, along with their preferred nectar flowers and the host plants they look for to lay eggs that the butterfly caterpillars can feed on. 

 

Click here for a complete list of butterflies found in the states of California and Nevada, along with their preferred nectar flowers and the host plants they look for to lay eggs that the butterfly caterpillars can feed on. For advice on starting a butterfly garden, see Wayfair.com's guide, How to Make a Butterfly Garden.

1. Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) 2. Northern Pearly-eye (Enodia anthedon) 3. Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) 4. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) 5. Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) 6. Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) 7. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) 8. Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) 9. Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) 10. Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) 11. Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) 12. Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis) 13. Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) 14. Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) 15. Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae