What Sweet Birch supports
363
native animals
supported in the US
282
caterpillars
21
hosts
49
food
10
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
282 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
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Compton Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis l-album
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Cloudy Arches Moth
Polia imbrifera
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Phyllonorycter martiella
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
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Green Comma
Polygonia faunus
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Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
Lochmaeus manteo
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Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
Hosted animals All
21 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Bronze Birch Borer
Agrilus anxius
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
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Actenodes acornis
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Beech Borer
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus
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Southern Lyctus Beetle
Lyctus carbonarius
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Dusky Birch Sawfly
Nematus latitarsus
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Early Birch Leaf Edgeminer
Fenusella nana
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Velvety Powder-post Beetle
Trogoxylon parallelipipedum
Plant eaters All
49 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Erythridula praecisa
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Oncopsis minor
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Oncopsis citra
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Alder Spittlebug
Clastoptera obtusa
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Empoa gillettei
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Spiny Witch-Hazel Gall Aphid
Hamamelistes spinosus
Flower visitors All
10 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Pharaoh Cicada
Magicicada septendecim
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Winter Firefly
Photinus corruscus
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Eye-spotted Lady Beetle
Anatis mali
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Empoa saffrana
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Oncopsis deluda
on birches
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Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
on birches
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Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
on birches
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Cyrtolobus vau
on birches
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.