What Buttonbush supports
106
native animals
supported in the US
17
caterpillars
1
hosts
11
food
77
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
17 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Promethea Silkmoth
Callosamia promethea
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Harris's Three-Spot
Harrisimemna trisignata
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Ash Shoot Borer Moth
Papaipema furcata
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
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White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
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Io Moth
Automeris io
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
11 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
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American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
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Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly
Mallota bautias
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Buttonbush Weevil
Plocetes ulmi
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American Coot
Fulica americana
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
Flower visitors All
77 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
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Crotch's Bumble Bee
Bombus crotchii