What Swamp Birch supports
356
native animals
supported in the US
289
caterpillars
15
hosts
48
food
4
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
289 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Impressive Dagger
Acronicta impressa
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Palmerworm Moth
Dichomeris ligulella
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Coastal Barrens Buck Moth
Hemileuca maia
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New England Buckmoth
Hemileuca lucina
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria on birches
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
on birches
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Brown Birch Slender
Parornix betulae
on birches
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
on birches
Hosted animals All
15 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Blue Spotworm Borer
Agrilus acutipennis
on birches
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
on birches
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Ash and Privet Borer
Tylonotus bimaculatus
on birches
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Birch Leafminer Sawfly
Fenusa pumila
on birches
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Aegomorphus modestus
on birches
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Agromyza alnibetulae
on birches
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Oak Slug Sawfly
Caliroa annulipes
on birches
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Banded Graphisurus
Graphisurus fasciatus
on birches
Plant eaters All
48 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
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Venus Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus venustus
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Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus
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Bronze Birch Borer
Agrilus anxius
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Oncopsis minor
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on birches
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Oncopsis variabilis on birches
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
on birches
Flower visitors All
4 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.