What Southern Cattail supports
25
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
13
food
3
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Shy Cosmet Moth
Limnaecia phragmitella
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Cattail Borer Moth
Bellura obliqua
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Julia's Dicymolomia Moth
Dicymolomia julianalis
on cattails
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Pickerelweed Borer Moth
Bellura densa
on cattails
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White-tailed Diver Moth
Bellura gortynoides
on cattails
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Obsolete-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura obsoletana
on cattails
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Bactra maiorina
on cattails
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Eudryas brevipennis
on cattails
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Waterlily Aphid
Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
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Bird Cherry-oat Aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
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Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
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Citron Bug
Leptoglossus gonagra
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Mealy Plum Aphid
Hyalopterus pruni
Flower visitors All
3 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
