What Maize supports
256
native animals
supported in the US
119
caterpillars
2
hosts
107
food
24
flowers
4
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
119 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
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Cabbage Looper Moth
Trichoplusia ni
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Ipsilon Dart Moth
Agrotis ipsilon
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
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Potato Tuber Moth
Phthorimaea operculella
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
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Armyworm Moth
Pseudaletia unipuncta
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
107 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Corn Leaf Aphid
Rhopalosiphum maidis
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
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Corn Leafhopper
Dalbulus maidis
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
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Bird Cherry-oat Aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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Rose Grain Aphid
Metopolophium dirhodum
Flower visitors All
24 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
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Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
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Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
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Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
Sheltered animals All
4 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.