What Mountain Holly supports

55 native animals
supported in the US

13 caterpillars 1 bees 2 hosts 11 food 28 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

Specialist bees All

1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Colletes banksi Pollen specialist on Ilex on hollies

Hosted animals All

2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

Plant eaters All

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

Flower visitors All

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