What Balsam Fir supports
159
native animals
supported in the US
119
caterpillars
5
hosts
30
food
5
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
119 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Spruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura fumiferana
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Pale-winged Gray
Iridopsis ephyraria
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White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
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Io Moth
Automeris io
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
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Horned Spanworm Moth
Nematocampa resistaria
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Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth
Acleris variana
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Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
Hosted animals All
5 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
30 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
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Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
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Coyote
Canis latrans
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White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
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Pine Spittlebug
Aphrophora cribrata
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Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer
Chrysobothris femorata
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White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Flower visitors All
5 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.