What Texas Red Oak supports
464
native animals
supported in the US
270
caterpillars
81
hosts
84
food
29
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
270 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
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Pink-striped Oakworm Moth
Anisota virginiensis
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Gloveria sphingiformis
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Grote's Buckmoth
Hemileuca grotei
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
on oaks
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
on oaks
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Carpenterworm Moth
Prionoxystus robiniae
on oaks
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
on oaks
Hosted animals All
81 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Succulent Oak Gall Wasp
Dryocosmus quercuspalustris
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Oak Leaf Gall Midge
Polystepha pilulae
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Macrodiplosis majalis
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Honeycomb Leaf Gall Wasp
Callirhytis favosa
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Anthaxia quercata
on oaks
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Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp
Callirhytis quercusoperator
on oaks
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Spurred Metallic Wood-borer
Chrysobothris dentipes
on oaks
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
on oaks
Plant eaters All
84 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
on oaks
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on oaks
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
on oaks
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
on oaks
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
on oaks
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
on oaks
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Alebra aurea
on oaks
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White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
on oaks
Flower visitors All
29 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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American Green Crab Spider
Misumessus oblongus
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Cyrtolobus funkhouseri
on oaks
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Ophiderma flavicephala
on oaks
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Cyrtolobus togatus
on oaks
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Ophiderma definitum
on oaks
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Microcentrus perditus
on oaks
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Camel Treehopper
Smilia camelus
on north american red oaks
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Oval Jewel Beetle
Brachys ovatus
on north american red oaks