What Goat Willow supports
121
native animals
supported in the US
44
caterpillars
4
hosts
43
food
30
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
44 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
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Herald Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix
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Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth
Caloptilia stigmatella
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
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July Highflyer Moth
Hydriomena furcata
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Soothsayer Dart
Graphiphora augur
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Chevron Moth
Eulithis testata
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
43 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Small Willow Aphid
Aphis farinosa
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Black Willow Bark Aphid Pterocomma salicis
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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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Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
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Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
Flower visitors All
30 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Orange-belted Leafwalker
Xylota segnis
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Common Grass Skimmer Paragus haemorrhous
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Banded Thintail
Meliscaeva cinctella
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Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus
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Black-horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe grossulariae
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Clark's Mining Bee
Andrena clarkella
Pollen specialist on Salix