What Slimleaf Milkweed supports
135
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
1
hosts
9
food
118
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on milkweeds
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Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
on milkweeds
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on milkweeds
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Queen
Danaus gilippus
on milkweeds
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Soldier
Danaus eresimus
on milkweeds
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Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth
Trichordestra legitima
on milkweeds
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Dogbane Saucrobotys Moth
Saucrobotys futilalis
on milkweeds
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
on milkweeds
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Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
on milkweeds
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
on milkweeds
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Red-banded Leafhopper
Graphocephala coccinea
on milkweeds
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
on milkweeds
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
on milkweeds
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
on milkweeds
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Two-striped Planthopper
Acanalonia bivittata
on milkweeds
Flower visitors All
118 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos
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Protandrena cockerelli
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on milkweeds
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Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
on milkweeds
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on milkweeds
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
on milkweeds
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on milkweeds