What Sea Plantain supports
60
native animals
supported in the US
41
caterpillars
2
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
41 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
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White-marked Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigma
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Celery Looper Moth
Anagrapha falcifera
on plantain
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Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
on plantain
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Common Looper Moth
Autographa precationis
on plantain
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Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
on plantain
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on plantain
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Nais Tiger Moth
Apantesis nais
on plantain
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
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Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
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Rosy Apple Aphid
Dysaphis plantaginea
on plantain
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Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
on plantain
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on plantain
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Colladonus geminatus
on plantain
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Leaf Beetle
Longitarsus pratensis
on plantain
Flower visitors All
9 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on plantain
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on plantain
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on plantain
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
on plantain
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plantain
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plantain
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Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
on plantain
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Friendless Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum versans
on plantain