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What supports Contracted Spanworm

12 native plants
support it in the US
12 caterpillar hosts

Caterpillar hosts All

12 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • Paper Birch Betula papyrifera keystone
  • Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
  • Common Juniper Juniperus communis
  • Tamarack Larix laricina
  • Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana on junipers
  • White Spruce Picea glauca on spruces
  • Pitch Pine Pinus rigida on pines
  • Red Pine Pinus resinosa on pines
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