What Desert Rose supports
96
native animals
supported in the US
26
caterpillars
3
hosts
14
food
53
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
26 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
on roses
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Io Moth
Automeris io
on roses
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
on roses
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Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
on roses
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on roses
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
on roses
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Blinded Sphinx
Paonias excaecata
on roses
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Greenish Apple Moth
Clepsis virescana
on roses
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
14 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
on roses
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Common Grass Skimmer
Paragus haemorrhous
on roses
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
on roses
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
on roses
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on roses
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
on roses
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
on roses
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
on roses
Flower visitors All
53 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on roses
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
on roses
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Grammoptera subargentata
on roses
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Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
on roses
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
on roses
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on roses
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Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
on roses
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on roses