What supports Nessus Sphinx
186
native plants
support it in the US
21
caterpillar hosts
165
flowers
support it in the US
Caterpillar hosts All
21 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.
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Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
keystone
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Riverbank Grape
Vitis riparia
keystone
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Fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
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Cinnamon Willowherb
Epilobium coloratum
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Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
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Common Evening-primrose
Oenothera biennis
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Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
keystone
on grapevines
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Thicket Creeper
Parthenocissus inserta
keystone
on virgin creepers
Nectar plants All
165 native plants whose flowers it visits, most recorded first.
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Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
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Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
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Fall Phlox
Phlox paniculata
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Rose Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
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Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
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Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
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Dakota Mock Vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida