What Paper Birch supports
490
native animals
supported in the US
395
caterpillars
18
hosts
68
food
7
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
395 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
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Large Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura conflictana
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Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
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Johnson's Euchlaena Moth
Euchlaena johnsonaria
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Dark Metanema Moth
Metanema determinata
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
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Spring Cankerworm Moth
Paleacrita vernata
Hosted animals All
18 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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Birch Sawfly
Arge pectoralis
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Blue Spotworm Borer
Agrilus acutipennis
on birches
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
on birches
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Ash and Privet Borer
Tylonotus bimaculatus
on birches
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Birch Leafminer Sawfly
Fenusa pumila
on birches
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Aegomorphus modestus
on birches
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Agromyza alnibetulae
on birches
Plant eaters All
68 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
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Oncopsis minor
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
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Oncopsis variabilis
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Empoa scripta
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Oncopsis citra
Flower visitors All
7 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
