What Knobcone Pine supports
75
native animals
supported in the US
50
caterpillars
5
hosts
15
food
2
flowers
3
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
50 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Ponderosa Pine Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria auranticella
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Nantucket Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia frustrana
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Spruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura fumiferana
on pines
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
on pines
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
on pines
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Douglas-fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia pseudotsugata
on pines
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Pale Beauty
Campaea perlata
on pines
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on pines
Hosted animals All
5 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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Pine Needle Scale
Chionaspis pinifoliae
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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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White-spotted Sawyer
Monochamus scutellatus
on pines
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
on pines
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Red-shouldered Pine Borer
Stictoleptura canadensis
on pines
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Spruce Zebra Beetle
Xylotrechus undulatus
on pines
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Pygoleptura nigrella
on pines
Flower visitors All
2 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
Sheltered animals All
3 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
