What Violet Bush Clover supports
27
native animals
supported in the US
15
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
15 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Parectopa lespedezaefoliella
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Tentiform Bean Leafminer
Porphyrosela desmodiella
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Green Cloverworm Moth
Hypena scabra
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Io Moth
Automeris io
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Forage Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea
on bush clovers and lespedezas
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle
Pachyschelus laevigatus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Three-spotted Treehopper
Vanduzea triguttata
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Lateral-lined Sharpshooter
Cuerna costalis
on bush clovers and lespedezas
Flower visitors All
7 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
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Clay-colored Leaf Beetle
Anomoea laticlavia
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Ammophila nigricans
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Northern Rotund-Resin Bee
Anthidiellum notatum
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Bellflower Resin Bee
Megachile campanulae
Pollen specialist on Campanula and Campanulastrum
on bush clovers and lespedezas