What West Indian Cherry supports
121
native animals
supported in the US
66
caterpillars
3
hosts
28
food
24
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
66 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Large Tolype Moth
Tolype velleda
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
on plums, cherries, and allies
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
28 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
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Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
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Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
on plums, cherries, and allies
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
on plums, cherries, and allies
Flower visitors All
24 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Dark Flower Scarab
Euphoria sepulcralis
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Miserable Mining Bee
Andrena miserabilis
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plums, cherries, and allies
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on plums, cherries, and allies