Open sunny areas: fields, roadsides, pastures, dunes, washes, and waterways Monarchs and Queens (Milkweed Butterflies): Danainae Subfamily laevigata)ĭensely wooded riparian areas, Dry woods, Open woodsĭeciduous woods and scrub along waterways, Open fields, Roadsides ![]() Hackberry ( Celtis spp.) and Sugarberry (C. Wooded streams, Forest glades, River edges, Wooded roadsides Plants in the Pea Family (Fabaceae) and Mallow Family (Malvaceae)ĭogbane (poisonous), Milkweed, Mints, Winter Cress, Goldenrod, Tick TrefoilīRUSHFOOT BUTTERFLIES: Nymphalidae Family Open non-forested sites, Weedy disturbed areas Plants in the Rose Family (Rosaceae): Wild Cherry, Wild Plum, Chokeberryīutterflyweed, New Jersey Tea, Dogbane (poisonous) ![]() ![]() Shrubby areas, Brushlands, Woodland openings, Barrens, Neglected pastures Plants in the Rose Family (Rosaceae) and Heath Family (Ericaceae), Hornbeam, Oaks, WillowĬhinquapin, Common Milkweed, Dogbane (poisonous), Goldenrod, New Jersey Tea, Viburnum Hardwood hammocks, Wooded streams, Swamp edgesĭeciduous forest openings and edges, Shaded swamps, Acidic barrens, Prairies streamsides and copses Oak thickets in rocky open habitats, sand, shale barrens, or limestone ridgesĭogbane (poisonous), Goldenrod, Milkweed, New Jersey Tea Oaks ( Quercus spp.), Walnuts ( Juglans spp.), Hickories ( Carya spp.)ĭogbane (poisonous), Common milkweed, Chinquapin, Dogwood, New Jersey Tea, Yarrow Viburnum, Sumac, Sourwood, Wild Plum, Poinsettia, Sweet Pepperbush, Common Milkweed, Lantana, Dogwood, Goldenrod Live Oak ( Quercus virginiana) and various other oaks Yarrow, Wild Cherry, Tickseed Sunflower, Sumac, Sweet Pepperbush, New Jersey Tea, Common Milkweed, Dogbane (poisonous) Wax Myrtle (fallen leaves), Winged Sumac, Oaks Scrub Pine (Pinus virginiana), White Pine ( Pinus strobus)īlueberry, Cinquefoil, Chickweed, Common MilkweedĬoastal hammocks, Overgrown fields, Forest edges Small to medium pine forest opening or edges, Old fields Swamp Milkweed, Shadbush, Sand Myrtles, Sweet Pepperbush, Highbush Blueberry, Buttonbush, Dogbane Redbud, Willow, Wild Plum, Hawthorn, Swamp PrivetĬoastal plains swamps and stream banks with associated barrens Winter Cress, Dogbane (poisonous), Common Milkweed, Wild Carrot, Shepherd’s Needle, ButterflyweedĮdges or opening in barrens and pine or pine-oak woodlandsĭahoon Holly, American Holly, Yaupon Holly, Redbud, Blueberry, Huckleberry, Viburnum Old fields, Bluffs, Barrens, Juniper woodlands, Cedar breaks Plants in the Heath Family (Ericaceae)- Eastern USīlueberry, Spicebush, Willow, Winter Cress, Wild Plum Mixed conifer woods, Barrens, Bogs, Sandy coasts Goldenrod, Hercules Club, Shepherd’s Needle, Sweet Pepperbush, Wild Plum Oak woods, Planted walnut fields, Mixed woods with mistletoe Hairstreaks and Elfins: Theclinae Subfamily Leadwort, Rattlebox, Downy Milkpea, Lima Bean Plants in the Pea Family (Fabaceae): Cassia spp. Open woodland, Dunes, Pasture, Road edges Plants in the Composite Family (Asteraceae) Open woods, Coastal Dunes, Meadows, Road edges, Rocky moist woods, Brushy fields Shepherd’s Needle, Wild Strawberry, Winter Cress, Cinquefoil, Asters Open sunny locations, Weedy areas, Disturbed habitats Woolly Aphids, Scales, and Treehoppers found feeding on Alder, Witch Hazel, Ash, Beech, Hawthornĭeciduous woods near streams, Acidic bogsĮdges of deciduous woods, Old fields, Wooded freshwater marsh and swampĭogbane (poisonous), Privet, New Jersey Tea, Blackberry, Common Milkweed Plants in the Composite Family (Asteraceae), Common Buttercup, White Clover, Butterflyweed, Yarrowĭeciduous or mixed woodlands along streams Superfamily Papilionoidea (True Butterflies) GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES: Lycaenidae Familyĭisturbed areas: pastures, road edges, old fields These 21 species are listed by abundance in HGIC 1701, Butterflies in the Garden. ![]() Knowledge of habitat, host plants (for egg laying and caterpillar food), and nectar preferences helps in attracting butterflies to the garden.Ĭommon names found in bold type are the 21 Most Common Butterflies Found Across South Carolina.
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