What Giant Reed supports

15 native animals
supported in the US

2 caterpillars 11 food 1 flowers 1 shelter

Caterpillars All

2 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

• Armyworm Moth Pseudaletia unipuncta
• Sugarcane Borer Diatraea saccharalis

Plant eaters All

11 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

• Mealy Plum Aphid Hyalopterus pruni
• Giant Reed Aphid Melanaphis donacis
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Common Raven Corvus corax
• Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
• Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Corn Leaf Aphid Rhopalosiphum maidis
• Bird Cherry-oat Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi

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Flower visitors All

1 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

• American Beaver Castor canadensis

Sheltered animals All

1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.

• Arundo Wasp Tetramesa romana