What Painted Buckeye supports
22
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
3
food
7
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Elm Spanworm Moth
Ennomos subsignaria
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Cameraria aesculisella
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Confused Woodgrain Moth
Morrisonia confusa
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Abbot's Bagworm Moth
Oiketicus abbotii
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Maple Twig Borer Moth
Proteoteras aesculana
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Bare-patched Leafroller Moth
Pseudexentera spoliana
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Southern Ugly-nest Caterpillar Moth
Archips rileyana
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
Plant eaters All
3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
7 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Blueberry Digger Bee
Habropoda laboriosa
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Lupinus and Cercis
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts