What Swamp Holly supports
39
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
1
bees
3
hosts
7
food
19
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Maple Spanworm Moth
Ennomos magnaria
on hollies
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Pawpaw Sphinx
Dolba hyloeus
on hollies
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Harris's Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata
on hollies
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Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth
Herpetogramma thestealis
on hollies
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Henry's Elfin
Callophrys henrici
on hollies
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Black-dotted Ruddy Moth
Ilexia intractata
on hollies
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Winterberry Moth
Rhopobota dietziana
on hollies
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Rhopobota finitimana
on hollies
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
on hollies
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
on hollies
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Glassy-winged Sharpshooter
Homalodisca vitripennis
on hollies
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
on hollies
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
on hollies
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Guinea Paper Wasp
Polistes exclamans
on hollies
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
on hollies
Flower visitors All
19 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis
on hollies
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on hollies
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Barbara's Mining Bee
Andrena barbara
on hollies
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Eastern Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons
on hollies
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on hollies
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on hollies
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Neighborly Mining Bee
Andrena vicina
on hollies
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Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
on hollies