subfamily
Myrtoideae
Myrtoideae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Myrtoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
caterpillars
7
food
2
flowers
1
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Lehua Ahihi
Metrosideros tremuloides
caterpillars
6
flowers
1
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Lehua Papa
Metrosideros rugosa
caterpillars
6
flowers
1
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Spanish Stopper
Eugenia foetida
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
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White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
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Simpson's Stopper
Myrcianthes fragrans
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
21
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Mangroveberry
Mosiera longipes
caterpillars
1
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ʻōhiʻa Ha
Syzygium sandwicense
caterpillars
1
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Redberry Stopper
Eugenia confusa
caterpillars
1
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Red Stopper
Eugenia rhombea
caterpillars
1
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Myrcia chytraculia
food
1
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Lehua Mamo
Metrosideros macropus
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Waiʻaleʻale ʻŌhiʻa
Metrosideros waialealae
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Cedar Bay Cherry
Eugenia reinwardtiana
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Koʻolau Eugenia
Eugenia koolauensis