What Hibiscus striatus supports
30
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
1
bees
6
food
14
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cotton Tipworm Moth
Crocidosema plebejana
on hibiscuses
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on hibiscuses
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Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli
on hibiscuses
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Io Moth
Automeris io
on hibiscuses
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
on hibiscuses
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Straight-lined Mallow Moth
Bagisara rectifascia
on hibiscuses
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Okra Leafworm Moth
Anomis illita
on hibiscuses
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Bumelia Webworm Moth
Urodus parvula
on hibiscuses
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
on hibiscuses
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
on hibiscuses
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Green Cone-headed Planthopper
Acanalonia conica
on hibiscuses
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
on hibiscuses
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
on hibiscuses
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Van Duzee Treehopper
Vanduzea segmentata
on hibiscuses
Flower visitors All
14 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on hibiscuses
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on hibiscuses
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on hibiscuses
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on hibiscuses
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on hibiscuses
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Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
on hibiscuses
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
on hibiscuses
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
on hibiscuses