What Spearmint supports
144
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
13
food
125
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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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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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Four-lined Plant Bug
Poecilocapsus lineatus
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American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana
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Golden-reined Digger Wasp
Sphex habenus
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Thomson's Groundbug
Scolopostethus thomsoni
Flower visitors All
125 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia dubia
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
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Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
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Great Black Digger Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus
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Four-toothed Mason Wasp
Monobia quadridens
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Hump-backed Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus