Pholisora catullus
Common name: Common Sootywing
Feeds on these plants:
Allium ampeloprasum
(sold as elephant garlic)
Allium cepa ‘Pickling Onion’
(sold as Barletta)
Allium cepa ‘Red Onions’
(sold as Sweet Spanish Red, Southport red globe, Granex Red, red hamburger)
Allium cepa ‘Shallot’
(sold as Ambition, Armador, Cuisse de Poulet echalion, Matador)
Allium sativum
(sold as California Early, California Late)
Allium schoenoprasum
(sold as Corsican, Grolau Forcing Chives, Polyvit, Prager, Staro)
Allium tuberosum
(sold as Kobold a couper, mauve flowering form)
Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)
Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)
Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Orange)
Tagetes erecta
(sold as Inca Yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua orange)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Antigua yellow)
Tagetes
(sold as Marigold Bonanza yellow)
Pholisora catullus, the Common Sootywing, can be found in nearly all US states.
Favorite nectar plants include: Allium, Salvia, and Taraxacum
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Host plants:
Amaranthus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus spinosus
Ambrosia
Atriplex rosea
Celosia cristata
Chenopodium
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album missouriense
Chenopodium ambrosioides
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium foliosum
Saccharum officinarum
CC by-sa 2.0 image courtesy of
Anne Toal
