What Prostrate Milkweed supports
53
native animals
supported in the US
3
caterpillars
5
food
45
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
3 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
45 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on milkweeds
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on milkweeds
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Rugged Flower Weevil
Odontocorynus salebrosus
on milkweeds
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Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
on milkweeds
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on milkweeds
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
on milkweeds
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on milkweeds
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
on milkweeds