What American Holly supports
113
native animals
supported in the US
16
caterpillars
3
bees
4
hosts
31
food
59
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
16 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Henry's Elfin
Callophrys henrici
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Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Alfalfa Looper
Autographa californica
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White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
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Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscana
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Holly Sallow
Metaxaglaea violacea
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Maple Spanworm Moth
Ennomos magnaria
on hollies
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
31 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
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Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
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Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
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Veery
Catharus fuscescens
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Coastal Scissors Grinder Cicada
Neotibicen latifasciatus
Flower visitors All
59 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Eastern Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons
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Goatsbeard Miner Bee
Andrena spiraeana
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Unequal Cellophane Bee
Colletes inaequalis
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria