What Steeplebush supports
132
native animals
supported in the US
63
caterpillars
6
food
63
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
63 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
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Harris's Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata
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Chain-dotted Geometer
Cingilia catenaria
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Columbia Silk Moth
Hyalophora columbia
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Spirea Leaftier Moth
Evora hemidesma
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
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New England Buckmoth
Hemileuca lucina
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Satyr Pug Moth
Eupithecia satyrata
on meadowsweets
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Ammophila procera
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Ladder-marked Longhorn Beetle
Bellamira scalaris
on meadowsweets
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
on meadowsweets
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Thomson's Groundbug
Scolopostethus thomsoni
on meadowsweets
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Jumping Plant Bug
Orthocephalus saltator
on meadowsweets
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Venus Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus venustus
on meadowsweets
Flower visitors All
63 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Banded Longhorn Beetle
Typocerus velutinus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
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Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola