What Western Juniper supports
39
native animals
supported in the US
13
caterpillars
8
hosts
18
food
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
13 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Sequoia Sphinx
Sphinx sequoiae
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Abagrotis glenni
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Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
on junipers
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Celypha Moth
Celypha cespitana
on junipers
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Red-striped Needleworm Moth
Epinotia radicana
on junipers
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on junipers
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Hemlock Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellaria
on junipers
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Curved-lined Angle
Digrammia continuata
on junipers
Hosted animals All
8 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
18 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Mountain-juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera doeringae
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Juniper Spittlebug
Clastoptera juniperina
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
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Dusky Grouse
Dendragapus obscurus
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
on junipers
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on junipers
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Red-headed Ash Borer
Neoclytus acuminatus
on junipers
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
on junipers