What Alaska Plantain supports
24
native animals
supported in the US
16
caterpillars
2
food
6
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
16 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Celery Looper Moth
Anagrapha falcifera
on plantain
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Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
on plantain
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on plantain
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Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
on plantain
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Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
on plantain
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Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
on plantain
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Olive Arches Moth
Lacinipolia olivacea
on plantain
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
on plantain
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
6 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on plantain
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on plantain
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
on plantain
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plantain
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plantain
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Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
on plantain