What Fourwing Saltbush supports
47
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
8
hosts
9
food
21
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
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Mojave Sootywing
Hesperopsis libya
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Meske's Pero Moth
Pero meskaria
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Woodgrain Rivulet
Perizoma custodiata
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on saltbushes
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Nutmeg Moth
Anarta trifolii
on saltbushes
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Common Sootywing
Pholisora catullus
on saltbushes
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Orache Leafminer Moth
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
on saltbushes
Hosted animals All
8 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Tumor Stem Gall Midge
Asphondylia atriplicis
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Fourwing Saltbush Woolly Gall Midge
Asphondylia neomexicana
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Neolasioptera willistoni
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Chrysobothris deserta
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Asphondylia caudicis
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Knowltonia calida
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Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge
Asphondylia floccosa
on saltbushes
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Saltbush Blister Gall Midge
Asphondylia atriplicicola
on saltbushes
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Saltbush Scale
Ceroplastes irregularis
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Bush Cicada
Megatibicen dorsatus
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Tablelands Flag-Bearer
Diceroprocta eugraphica
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Atriplex Ensign Scale
Orthezia annae
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Plant Bug
Coridromius chenopoderis
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on saltbushes
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Pale-winged Desert Cicada
Okanagodes gracilis
on saltbushes
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Tablelands Sun-Singer
Hadoa bifida
on saltbushes
Flower visitors All
21 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
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Carolina Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
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California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
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Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum