What Common Purslane supports
63
native animals
supported in the US
18
caterpillars
2
hosts
15
food
28
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
18 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Danaid Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Bedstraw Hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
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Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
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Purslane Moth
Euscirrhopterus gloveri
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata
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Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
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Southern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera eridania
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
15 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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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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Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
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Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Flower visitors All
28 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
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Long-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes americanus
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Aster Cellophane Bee
Colletes compactus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Bidens and 3 more
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Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum
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Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus