What Balsam Poplar supports
384
native animals
supported in the US
297
caterpillars
16
hosts
61
food
9
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
297 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Balsam Poplar Leaf Blotch Miner
Phyllonorycter nipigon
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Large Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura conflictana
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Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
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Grey Midget Moth
Nycteola cinereana
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana
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Modest Sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta
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Scallop Shell Moth
Hydria undulata
Hosted animals All
16 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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Leucecis eminens
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Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
Buprestis fasciata
on cottonwoods
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Northern Red Oak Jewel Beetle
Brachys aerosus
on cottonwoods
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Blue Spotworm Borer
Agrilus acutipennis
on cottonwoods
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Small Poplar Borer
Saperda populnea
on cottonwoods
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Hairy Poplar Sawfly
Cladius grandis
on cottonwoods
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Plum Beetle
Tetrops praeustus
on cottonwoods
Plant eaters All
61 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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Poplar Budgall Mite
Aceria parapopuli
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Scaphoideus immistus
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Smoky Poplar Aphid
Chaitophorus populicola
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Poplar Borer
Saperda calcarata
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
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White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Flower visitors All
9 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
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New York Carpenter Ant
Camponotus novaeboracensis
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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
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Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
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Red-cross Shield Bug
Elasmostethus cruciatus
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Penthimia americana
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Maritime Running Crab Spider
Tibellus maritimus
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Silvery Field Ant
Formica argentea
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.