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Scientific Name
Limenitis archippus
Butterfly Common Name
Viceroy
Subfamily
Limenitidinae - Admirals & Relatives
Synonym
Status
Habitat
Fields
Meadows
Wetland Edges
Roadsides
Scrub
Shorelines
Swamps
Thickets
Wet Meadows
Larval Host
Amelanchier sp.
,
Betula sp.
,
Castanea sp.
,
Chrysobalanus sp.
,
Crataegus sp.
,
Liriodendron tulipifera
,
Magnolia virginiana
,
Malus angustifolia
,
Malus pumila
,
Populus sp.
,
Populus × gileadensis (= Populus × jackii)
,
Populus alba
,
Populus balsamifera
,
Populus deltoides
,
Populus fremontii
,
Populus grandidentata
,
Populus heterophylla
,
Populus tremuloides
,
Populus trichocarpa (= Populus tristis)
,
Populus tristis
,
Prunus sp.
,
Prunus angustifolia
,
Prunus serotina
,
Pyrus communis
,
Salix sp.
,
Salix caroliniana
,
Salix cordata
,
Salix discolor
,
Salix exigua
,
Salix interior(=S. exigua)
,
Salix nigra
,
Salix sericea
Alternative Food
carrion
dung
aphid honeydew
decaying fungi
Nectar Host
Aster sp.
,
Cirsium arvense
,
Eryngium yuccifolium
,
Solidago sp.
,
Solidago rigida
Larval & Nectar Host
Sightings
State and Region Designation
KY
Range
AL
Canada: Alberta - Southern
Canada: Subartic
USA: Western Plains
Mexico
USA: Eastern
USA: Northwest
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