What Black Tupelo supports
84
native animals
supported in the US
23
caterpillars
3
hosts
41
food
15
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
23 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americana
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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White Slant-line
Tetracis cachexiata
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Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella
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Distinct Quaker
Achatia distincta
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North American Luna Moth
Actias luna
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
41 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Tupelo Leaf Edge Gall Mite
Aceria dina
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American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
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Tupelo-blackjack Aphid
Aphis coreopsidis
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Phylloxerina nyssae
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Cenalox nyssae
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Flower visitors All
15 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Rufous-backed Cellophane Bee
Colletes thoracicus
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Andrena atlantica
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North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
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Elegant Grass-veneer
Microcrambus elegans
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Celery Leaftier Moth
Udea rubigalis
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Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Chauliognathus marginatus
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American Winter Ant
Prenolepis imparis
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Confused Eusarca Moth
Eusarca confusaria
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.