What Watermelon supports
87
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
1
hosts
14
food
58
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
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Alfalfa Looper
Autographa californica
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Cabbage Looper Moth
Trichoplusia ni
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Phyllira Tiger Moth
Apantesis phyllira
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Citrus Peelminer
Marmara gulosa
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
14 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
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Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
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California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
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Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
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Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
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Odorous House Ant
Tapinoma sessile
Flower visitors All
58 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
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Confusing Furrow Bee
Halictus confusus
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Experienced Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum versatum
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus