What Bearded Iris supports
24
native animals
supported in the US
2
caterpillars
10
food
12
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
2 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Bird Cherry-oat Aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
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Foxglove Aphid
Aulacorthum solani
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Rose Grain Aphid
Metopolophium dirhodum
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Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
Flower visitors All
12 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
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Long-tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes americanus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis