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What Redbay supports

38 native animals
supported in the US
8 caterpillars 22 food 8 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

  • Palamedes Swallowtail Papilio palamedes
  • Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus
  • Eastern Giant Swallowtail Heraclides cresphontes
  • Phyllocnistis hyperpersea
  • Tulip-tree Beauty Epimecis hortaria
  • Red-humped Caterpillar Moth Oedemasia concinna
  • Bumelia Webworm Moth Urodus parvula
  • Deuterollyta majuscula

Plant eaters All

22 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

  • Red Bay Psyllid Trioza magnoliae
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius
  • Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
  • Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
  • Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
  • Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
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Flower visitors All

8 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens
  • Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla
  • Rugose-chested Sweat Bee Lasioglossum pectorale
  • Metallic Epauletted-Sweat Bee Augochloropsis metallica
  • Sumac Cellophane Bee Colletes nudus
  • Colletes banksi Pollen specialist on Ilex
  • Zoned Cellophane-cuckoo Bee Epeolus zonatus
  • Colletes brimleyi Pollen specialist on Ilex

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