What Longhood Milkweed supports
77
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
6
food
66
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
on milkweeds
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Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
on milkweeds
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
on milkweeds
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
on milkweeds
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Two-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia bivittata
on milkweeds
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on milkweeds
Flower visitors All
66 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on milkweeds
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Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
on milkweeds
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on milkweeds
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Protandrena mexicanorum
on milkweeds
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
on milkweeds
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Great Black Digger Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus
on milkweeds
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Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
on milkweeds
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Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus flavidus
on milkweeds