What Quaking Aspen supports
492
native animals
supported in the US
355
caterpillars
21
hosts
79
food
34
flowers
3
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
355 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner
Phyllonorycter apparella
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Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
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Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx chersis
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Large Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura conflictana
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Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
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Dotted Leaftier Moth
Psilocorsis reflexella
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Aspen Petiole Gall Moth
Ectoedemia populella
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Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
Hosted animals All
21 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
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Yellow-spotted Jewel Beetle
Buprestis confluenta
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Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes
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Bronze Birch Borer
Agrilus anxius
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Poplar Twiggall Fly
Euhexomyza schineri
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Leafcurl Midge
Prodiplosis morrisi
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Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
Buprestis fasciata
on cottonwoods
Plant eaters All
79 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Poplar Budgall Mite
Aceria parapopuli
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Phyllocoptes didelphis
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
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Populicerus formosus
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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Populicerus lachrymalis
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Populicerus suturalis
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Macropsis basalis
Flower visitors All
34 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Furcate Dung Fly
Scathophaga furcata
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
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Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
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Northern Pearly-eye
Lethe anthedon
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Sheltered animals All
3 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.