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What Violet Willow supports

78 native animals
supported in the US
29 caterpillars 42 food 7 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

  • Herald Moth Scoliopteryx libatrix
  • Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  • Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea
  • Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua
  • Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth Caloptilia stigmatella
  • Hornet Moth Sesia apiformis
  • Dusky Leafroller Moth Orthotaenia undulana
  • Northern Finned Prominent Notodonta torva
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Plant eaters All

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

  • Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
  • Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  • Common Raven Corvus corax
  • Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
  • Redpoll Acanthis flammea
  • Poplar-and-Willow Borer Cryptorhynchus lapathi
  • Spotted Plant Bug Closterotomus fulvomaculatus
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Flower visitors All

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

  • Clark's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Pollen specialist on Salix
  • Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
  • Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
  • Greater Bee Fly Bombylius major
  • Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum
  • Blackbottle Protophormia terraenovae
  • Inverness Twitcher Choreutis diana

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