What Blackthorn supports
86
native animals
supported in the US
33
caterpillars
32
food
21
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
33 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Cherry Ermine
Yponomeuta padella
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
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Soothsayer Dart
Graphiphora augur
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Great Brocade
Eurois occulta
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Holly Tortrix
Rhopobota naevana
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Blackthorn Blister Moth
Lyonetia prunifoliella
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Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
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Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum
Plant eaters All
32 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Mealy Plum Aphid
Hyalopterus pruni
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Waterlily Aphid
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
Flower visitors All
21 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Golden Dung Fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Greater Bee Fly
Bombylius major
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Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus
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Buttercup Blacklet
Cheilosia albitarsis
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Red Mason Bee
Osmia bicornis
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Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum