What Common Manzanita supports
87
native animals
supported in the US
16
caterpillars
2
bees
31
food
38
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
16 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Phyllonorycter manzanita
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Epinotia subplicana
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Ceanothus Silk Moth
Hyalophora euryalus
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Madrone Skin Miner
Marmara arbutiella
on manzanitas
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Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
on manzanitas
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Western Sheep Moth
Hemileuca eglanterina
on manzanitas
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Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx perelegans
on manzanitas
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Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneanum
on manzanitas
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
31 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Manzanita Leafgall Aphid
Tamalia coweni
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Northern Sickleleg
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
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Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
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Purple Bromeliad Fly
Copestylum violaceum
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
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Black-margined Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
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Large-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes volucris
Flower visitors All
38 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
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Habropoda depressa
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Horse-fly Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa tabaniformis
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus