What Black Oak supports
612
native animals
supported in the US
367
caterpillars
98
hosts
113
food
32
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
367 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Spiny Oakworm Moth
Anisota stigma
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Oak Webworm Moth
Archips fervidana
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Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
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Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
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American Dagger
Acronicta americana
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria
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Horace's Duskywing
Erynnis horatius
Hosted animals All
98 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Anthaxia quercata
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Agrilus arcuatus
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Actenodes acornis
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
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Two-lined Chestnut Borer
Agrilus bilineatus
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Goldspotted Oak Borer
Agrilus auroguttatus
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Woolly Catkin Gall Wasp
Callirhytis quercusoperator
on oaks
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Spurred Metallic Wood-borer
Chrysobothris dentipes
on oaks
Plant eaters All
113 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on oaks
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
on oaks
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on oaks
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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
on oaks
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Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
on oaks
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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
on oaks
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
on oaks
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
on oaks
Flower visitors All
32 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Cyrtolobus funkhouseri
on oaks
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Ophiderma flavicephala
on oaks
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Cyrtolobus togatus
on oaks
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Ophiderma definitum
on oaks
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Microcentrus perditus
on oaks
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Camel Treehopper
Smilia camelus
on north american red oaks
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Oval Jewel Beetle
Brachys ovatus
on north american red oaks
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Cyrtolobus celsus
on north american red oaks
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.