What Lima Bean supports
31
native animals
supported in the US
24
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
24 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cassius Blue
Leptotes cassius
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
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Southern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera eridania
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Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
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Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa
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Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
Anticarsia gemmatalis
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
4 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.