What Eastern Hemlock supports
104
native animals
supported in the US
71
caterpillars
7
hosts
21
food
4
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
71 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Porcelain Gray
Protoboarmia porcelaria
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Spruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura fumiferana
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Hemlock Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellaria
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Variegated Midget
Elaphria versicolor
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White Pine Coneborer Moth
Eucopina tocullionana
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Pine Measuringworm Moth
Hypagyrtis piniata
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Black Zigzag Moth
Panthea acronyctoides
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Larch Tolype Moth
Tolype laricis
Hosted animals All
7 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
21 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
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North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
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Gyponana striata
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
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White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
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White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
Flower visitors All
4 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.