What Wax Myrtle supports
59
native animals
supported in the US
23
caterpillars
1
hosts
32
food
3
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
23 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
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Spotted Apatelodes Moth
Apatelodes torrefacta
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Crowned Slug Moth
Isa textula
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Apical Prominent
Clostera apicalis
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Chain-dotted Geometer
Cingilia catenaria
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Bay Underwing
Catocala badia
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Packard's White Slug Moth
Alarodia slossoniae
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
32 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
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Eratoneura comoides
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Flower visitors All
3 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.