What Otay Manzanita supports
55
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
1
bees
11
food
31
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Madrone Skin Miner
Marmara arbutiella
on manzanitas
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Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
on manzanitas
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Phyllonorycter manzanita
on manzanitas
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Ceanothus Silk Moth
Hyalophora euryalus
on manzanitas
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Western Sheep Moth
Hemileuca eglanterina
on manzanitas
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Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx perelegans
on manzanitas
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Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneanum
on manzanitas
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Lotisma trigonana
on manzanitas
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
11 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Manzanita Leafgall Aphid
Tamalia coweni
on manzanitas
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Tamalia glaucensis
on manzanitas
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Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
on manzanitas
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Northern Sickleleg
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
on manzanitas
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Black-footed Drone Fly
Eristalis hirta
on manzanitas
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Purple Bromeliad Fly
Copestylum violaceum
on manzanitas
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Tibicinoides rubrovenosa
on manzanitas
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Black-margined Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator
on manzanitas
Flower visitors All
31 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
on manzanitas
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on manzanitas
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
on manzanitas
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California Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis californica
on manzanitas
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on manzanitas
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
on manzanitas
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Habropoda depressa
on manzanitas
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on manzanitas