What Texas Bindweed supports
31
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
1
hosts
8
food
15
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Gem Moth
Orthonama obstipata
on bindweeds
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Morning-glory Leafminer Moth
Bedellia somnulentella
on bindweeds
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
on bindweeds
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
on bindweeds
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Pink-spotted Hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata
on bindweeds
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Common Spragueia Moth
Spragueia leo
on bindweeds
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Painted Crescent
Phyciodes picta
on bindweeds
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Melanoplus desultorius
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Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
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Rainbow Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor
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Lakin Grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus
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Gladston's Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni
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Arizona Spur-Throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus arizonae
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
on bindweeds
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
on bindweeds
Flower visitors All
15 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on bindweeds
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on bindweeds
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on bindweeds
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on bindweeds
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on bindweeds
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Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
on bindweeds
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on bindweeds