What Loblolly Pine supports
168
native animals
supported in the US
107
caterpillars
10
hosts
40
food
5
flowers
6
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
107 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Nantucket Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia frustrana
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Lesser Loblolly Pine Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria taedivorella
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Pitch Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia rigidana
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Imperial Moth
Eacles imperialis
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Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon
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Southern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum
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Orange Stripe-backed Moth
Battaristis vittella
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Southern Pine Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria amatella
Hosted animals All
10 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Lined Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis lineata
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Sculptured Pine Borer
Chalcophora virginiensis
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Dicerca punctulata
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Dicerca spreta
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Sifting Metallic Wood-borer
Chrysobothris cribraria
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Southern Sculptured Pine Borer
Chalcophora georgiana
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Red-headed Pine Sawfly
Neodiprion lecontei
on pines
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Ribbed Pine Borer
Rhagium inquisitor
on pines
Plant eaters All
40 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
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Pine Needle Scale
Chionaspis pinifoliae
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Carolina Parakeet
Conuropsis carolinensis
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
on pines
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Pine Needle Aphid
Eulachnus rileyi
on pines
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American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
on pines
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
on pines
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White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
on pines
Flower visitors All
5 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
Sheltered animals All
6 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.