Flowering Plants Visited
by Vanessa atalanta


Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus: Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Hilty, Clinebell, Macior, Fothergill & Vaughn, Voss, Wilhelm & Rericha, Anderson, and Soley; this butterfly is the Red Admiral)

Aceraceae: Acer saccharum [oozing sap] (Rb); Apiaceae: Angelica atropurpurea sn (WR); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias purpurascens [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias sullivanti [plab sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias verticillata [plab sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Antennaria neglecta [unsp sn] (Gr), Aster spp. sn (V), Aster laevis sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn (Gr), Aster prenanthoides sn (Gr), Aster puniceus sn (Gr), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Carduus nutans sn (WR), Cirsium altissimum sn (Rb), Cirisum arvense sn (Gr, WR), Cirsium discolor sn (WR), Cirsium muticum sn (WR), Cirsium vulgare sn (WR), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb), Echinacea purpurea sn (H), Eupatoriadelphus maculatus sn (WR), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr, WR), Eupatorium altissimum sn (WR), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (WR), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn (Gr), Rudbeckia hirta sn (WR), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb), Solidago juncea sn (Gr); Boraginaceae: Lithospermum canescens sn (Rb), Mertensia virginica sn (Rb); Brassicaceae: Barbarea vulgaris sn (WR), Cardamine bulbosa sn (Rb), Hesperis matronalis sn np (WR); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr), Viburnum lentago sn (WR); Cornaceae: Cornus obliqua sn (Rb), Cornus racemosa sn (Rb); Elaeagnaceae: Elaeagnus umbellata sn fq (Sl); Fabaceae: Cercis canadensis sn np (Rb), Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb); Fumariaceae: Dicentra cucullaria sn np (Rb); Hydrophyllaceae: Hydrophyllum virginianum sn (WR); Lamiaceae: Blephilia ciliata sn (WR), Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn (Rb, Cl), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Fallopia scandens sn (Rb), Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Ranunculaceae: Cimicifuga racemosa sn (WR), Delphinium tricorne sn np (Mc); Rosaceae: Prunus americana sn (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb, WR); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn fq (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix discolor [unsp sn] (Gr, WR), Salix myricoides [unsp sn] (WR), Salix rigida [pist sn] (Rb); Saururaceae: Saururus cernuus sn (FV); Tiliaceae: Tilia platyphyllos sn (Adn)


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