What Crape-myrtle supports
40
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
10
food
29
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Crapemyrtle Aphid
Sarucallis kahawaluokalani
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
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Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
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Black-winged Sharpshooter
Oncometopia nigricans
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
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Potato Aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
Flower visitors All
29 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes metricus
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Ladybird Parasitoid Wasp
Dinocampus coccinellae
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus