What Sand Dune Willow supports
512
native animals
supported in the US
296
caterpillars
5
bees
17
hosts
53
food
141
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
296 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
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Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus
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Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth
Caloptilia stigmatella
on willows
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
on willows
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
on willows
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Carpenterworm Moth
Prionoxystus robiniae
on willows
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
on willows
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on willows
Specialist bees All
5 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Clark's Mining Bee
Andrena clarkella
Pollen specialist on Salix
on willows
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Frigid Mining Bee
Andrena frigida
Pollen specialist on Salix
on willows
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Red-tailed Mining Bee
Andrena erythrogaster
Pollen specialist on Salix
on willows
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Wellesley Miner Bee
Andrena wellesleyana
Pollen specialist on Salix
on willows
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Eastern Willow Miner Bee
Andrena bisalicis
Pollen specialist on Salix
on willows
Hosted animals All
17 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
on willows
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Willow Rosette Gall Midge
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
on willows
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
on willows
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Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes
on willows
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Willow Redgall Sawfly
Euura proxima
on willows
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
on willows
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Willow Beaked-gall Midge
Rabdophaga rigidae
on willows
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Willow Rose Gall Midge
Rabdophaga rosaria
on willows
Plant eaters All
53 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Willow Bead Gall Mite
Aculus tetanothrix
on willows
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on willows
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Common Lacehopper
Cixius nervosus
on willows
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Small Poplar Borer
Saperda populnea
on willows
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
on willows
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
on willows
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Walker's Annual Cicada
Megatibicen pronotalis
on willows
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Black Willow Bark Aphid Pterocomma salicis on willows
Flower visitors All
141 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Cherry Mining Bee
Andrena pruni
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Denticulate Nomad
Nomada denticulata
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa