What Cowpea supports
48
native animals
supported in the US
30
caterpillars
3
hosts
7
food
6
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
30 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
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Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
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Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
Anticarsia gemmatalis
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Bean-leaf Webworm Moth
Omiodes indicata
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Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
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Southern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera eridania
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Western Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera praefica
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
6 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
