What Red Spruce supports
136
native animals
supported in the US
101
caterpillars
5
hosts
26
food
4
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
101 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Spruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura fumiferana
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Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth
Acleris variana
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Large Maple Spanworm Moth
Prochoerodes lineola
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Mottled Gray Carpet
Cladara limitaria
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Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata
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Pine Measuringworm Moth
Hypagyrtis piniata
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White-lined Leafroller Moth
Amorbia humerosana
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Chain-dotted Geometer
Cingilia catenaria
Hosted animals All
5 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
26 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Pineapple-gall Adelgid
Adelges abietis
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
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Spruce Spider Mite
Oligonychus ununguis
on spruces
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American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
on spruces
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
on spruces
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
on spruces
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Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
on spruces
Flower visitors All
4 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
