What False Mountain Willow supports
497
native animals
supported in the US
338
caterpillars
3
bees
17
hosts
43
food
96
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
338 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth
Caloptilia stigmatella
on willows
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
on willows
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
on willows
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Carpenterworm Moth
Prionoxystus robiniae
on willows
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on willows
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
on willows
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Herald Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix
on willows
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Large Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura conflictana
on willows
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
17 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Willow Apple Gall Sawfly
Euura californica
on willows
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Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
Buprestis fasciata
on willows
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
on willows
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Willow Rosette Gall Midge
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
on willows
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
on willows
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Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes
on willows
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Willow Redgall Sawfly
Euura proxima
on willows
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
on willows
Plant eaters All
43 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Willow Bead Gall Mite
Aculus tetanothrix
on willows
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
on willows
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on willows
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Common Lacehopper
Cixius nervosus
on willows
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Small Poplar Borer
Saperda populnea
on willows
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
on willows
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
on willows
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Black Willow Bark Aphid Pterocomma salicis on willows
Flower visitors All
96 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis
on willows
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
on willows
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Orange-legged Miner Bee
Andrena hippotes
on willows
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
on willows
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on willows
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
on willows
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Dunning's Miner
Andrena dunningi
on willows
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Carlin's Mining Bee
Andrena carlini
on willows