What Red Alder supports
216
native animals
supported in the US
179
caterpillars
7
hosts
22
food
8
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
179 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Hemlock Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellaria
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Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
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Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
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Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
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North American Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
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Horned Spanworm Moth
Nematocampa resistaria
Hosted animals All
7 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Orange-banded Jewel Beetle
Buprestis fasciata
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Willow Gall Limb Borer
Agrilus politus
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Buprestis viridisuturalis
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Striped Alder Sawfly
Hemichroa crocea
on alders
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Banded Alder Borer
Rosalia funebris
on alders
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Green Alder Sawfly
Monsoma pulveratum
on alders
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Pacific Flat-Headed Borer
Chrysobothris mali
on alders
Plant eaters All
22 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Empoa gillettei
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American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
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Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
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Empoa latifasciata
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Edwardsiana commissuralis
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
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Pacific Banana Slug
Ariolimax columbianus
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Flower visitors All
8 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.