Caterpillars on Swamp Birch

289 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth

on Swamp Birch

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Caterpillars · handed down from birches

What the records say

  • Eaten by · as larvae 3 records on birches

    Recorded on birches, and handed down to its species.

    • Hale, Kayla R. S. and Curlis, John David and Auteri, Giorgia G. and Bishop, Sasha and French, Rowan L. K. and Jones, Lance E. and Mills, Kirby L. and Scholtens, Brian G. and Simons, Meagan and Thompson, Cody and Tourville, Jordon and Valdovinos, Fernanda S. (2024). A highly resolved network reveals the role of terrestrial herbivory in structuring aboveground food webs.

    References

    • Kayla R. S. Hale (Expert)
    • Jordon Tourville (Expert)
    • Brian G. Scholtens (Expert)
  • Host to · as larvae 3 records on birches

    Recorded on birches, and handed down to its species.

    • Gandhi 2009 3 records

      Gandhi, K. J. K., & Herms, D. A. (2009). North American arthropods at risk due to widespread Fraxinus mortality caused by the Alien Emerald ash borer. Biological Invasions, 12(6), 1839–1846. doi:10.1007/s10530-009-9594-1.

    References

    • Robinson GS, Ackery PR, Kitching IJ et al (2007) HOSTS—a database of the world’s Lepidopteran hostplants. URL: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/
    • Rings RW, Downer RA (2001) The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Research Bulletin No. 1192
    • Covell CV Jr (2005) A field guide to moths of eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Special Publication Number 12