What Silky Dogwood supports
236
native animals
supported in the US
48
caterpillars
3
bees
6
hosts
41
food
138
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
48 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Dogwood Caloptilia Moth
Caloptilia belfragella
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Caloptilia cornusella
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Caloptilia canadensisella
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Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia
on dogwoods
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Birch Leafroller Moth
Epinotia solandriana
on dogwoods
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
on dogwoods
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Io Moth
Automeris io
on dogwoods
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on dogwoods
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
6 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
41 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
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Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
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Dogwood Leaf Beetle Calligrapha philadelphica
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White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
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Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia quadridens
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Dogwood Spittlebug Clastoptera proteus
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Mulberry Whitefly
Tetraleurodes mori
Flower visitors All
138 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
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Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
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Eastern Grass-veneer Crambus laqueatellus
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus