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  3. Arthropods
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  6. Slug Caterpillar Moths
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  8. Purple-crested Slug Moth
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What supports Purple-crested Slug Moth

70 native plants
support it in the US
70 caterpillar hosts

Caterpillar hosts All

70 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • Black Cherry Prunus serotina keystone on plums, cherries, and allies
  • Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra keystone on oaks
  • Chokecherry Prunus virginiana keystone on plums, cherries, and allies
  • White Oak Quercus alba keystone on oaks
  • Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa keystone on oaks
  • Southern Live Oak Quercus virginiana keystone on oaks
  • Black Oak Quercus velutina keystone on oaks
  • Water Oak Quercus nigra keystone on oaks
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