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  6. Pink Family
  7. Chickweeds
  8. Star Chickweed
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What Star Chickweed supports

40 native animals
supported in the US
4 caterpillars 4 food 32 flowers

Caterpillars All

4 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

  • Chickweed Geometer Moth Haematopis grataria on chickweeds
  • Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata on chickweeds
  • Venerable Dart Agrotis venerabilis on chickweeds
  • Simple Wave Scopula junctaria on chickweeds

Plant eaters All

4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

  • Redpoll Acanthis flammea on chickweeds
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius on chickweeds
  • Common Grass Skimmer Paragus haemorrhous on chickweeds
  • Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi on chickweeds

Flower visitors All

32 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

  • Greater Bee Fly Bombylius major
  • Black-and-yellow Nomad Bee Nomada luteoloides
  • Eastern Calligrapher Toxomerus geminatus
  • Pure Green Sweat Bee Augochlora pura
  • Spurred Ceratina Ceratina calcarata
  • Carlin's Mining Bee Andrena carlini
  • Spring Beauty Miner Andrena erigeniae Pollen specialist on Claytonia
  • Nason's Mining Bee Andrena nasonii
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