What Blue Elder supports
83
native animals
supported in the US
13
caterpillars
1
hosts
43
food
26
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
13 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Elder Moth
Zotheca tranquilla
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Drasteria divergens
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Drasteria ochracea
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Elder Shoot Borer Moth
Achatodes zeae
on elders
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on elders
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Smith's Dart
Xestia smithii
on elders
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Guenée's Pearl
Anania tertialis
on elders
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
on elders
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
43 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
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California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
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Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
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Elder Aphid
Aphis sambuci
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
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Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata
Flower visitors All
26 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Western Wasp Fly
Ceriana tridens
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Southern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata
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Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata