What Box Elder supports
363
native animals
supported in the US
197
caterpillars
18
hosts
72
food
71
flowers
5
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
197 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
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Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
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American Dagger
Acronicta americana
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Pale-winged Gray
Iridopsis ephyraria
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
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Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus
Hosted animals All
18 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Pacific Flat-Headed Borer
Chrysobothris mali
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Box Elder Gall Midge
Contarinia negundinis
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Maple Agrilus
Agrilus masculinus
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Plum Beetle
Tetrops praeustus
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Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
Buprestis fasciata
on maples
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
on maples
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Banded Ash Borer
Neoclytus caprea
on maples
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Ocellate Gall Midge
Acericecis ocellaris
on maples
Plant eaters All
72 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
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Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
Flower visitors All
71 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
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American Winter Ant
Prenolepis imparis
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Inland Floodwater Mosquito
Aedes vexans
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Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
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Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
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Ormenoides venusta
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Sheltered animals All
5 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.