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  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
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  7. Gramas
  8. Buffalograss
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What Buffalograss supports

31 native animals
supported in the US
11 caterpillars 18 food 2 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

  • Green Skipper Hesperia viridis
  • Range Caterpillar Moth Hemileuca oliviae
  • Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska on gramas
  • Simius Skipper Notamblyscirtes simius on gramas
  • Leonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus on gramas
  • Garita Skipperling Oarisma garita on gramas
  • Uncas Skipper Hesperia uncas on gramas
  • Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus on gramas
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Plant eaters All

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

  • Large-headed Grasshopper Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
  • Texas Range Grasshopper Psoloessa texana
  • Velvet-striped Grasshopper Eritettix simplex
  • Saussure's Blue-winged Grasshopper Leprus intermedius
  • Obscure Grasshopper Opeia obscura
  • Pallid-winged Grasshopper Trimerotropis pallidipennis
  • Two-striped Mermiria Mermiria bivittata
  • Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper Arphia conspersa
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Flower visitors All

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

  • Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos
  • Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole

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