What Possumhaw supports
79
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
3
bees
4
hosts
33
food
27
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Red-banded Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinana
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Pawpaw Sphinx
Dolba hyloeus
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Maple Spanworm Moth
Ennomos magnaria
on hollies
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Harris's Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata
on hollies
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Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth
Herpetogramma thestealis
on hollies
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Scallop Moth
Cepphis armataria
on hollies
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Henry's Elfin
Callophrys henrici
on hollies
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
33 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
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Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
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Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Flower visitors All
27 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
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Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
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Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
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Two-lined Spittlebug
Prosapia bicincta
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Holly Azure
Celastrina idella
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Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis
on hollies
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on hollies
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Barbara's Mining Bee
Andrena barbara
on hollies