Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the eastern part of the southwest, southern mid-west and eastern United States, except New England. This plant is a host plant to…
Introduction to the Tuliptree Silk Moth The range of the Tuliptree Silk Moth is centered on the eastern United States and as the name suggests, uses tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) as a host. This moth has…
Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) is found throughout the United States and most of Canada. This plant is a host to a species of butterfly and a number of bees. The white flowers are often encountered…
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the mid-western and eastern United States and a number of provinces in Canada, except the far west. This plant is a host…
The Viceroy butterfly looks a lot like the Monarch Butterfly. Similar to the Monarch it is also distasteful to predators. The Viceroy is found in most of North America, but may not be in California…
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a deciduous tree found in mid-western and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. This tree is a host plant to two species of butterfly and one species of moth. The…
Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a deciduous tree found in midwestern and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. This tree is a host plant to three species of butterfly and one species of moth. The…
The Rosy Maple Moth is found from the mid-western to eastern United States and uses red maple (Acer rubrum) as a host. This moth has three broods from roughly April to September. The life of…
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is a deciduous tree found in eastern United States, west to Texas and is perhaps one of the most common trees due to fire suppression. The genus, Acer, is a host…