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  5. Honeysuckles, Moschatels, and Allies
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  8. Sambucus nigra
  9. European Black Elderberry
  10. Supports

What European Black Elderberry supports

76 native animals
supported in the US
15 caterpillars 40 food 21 flowers

Caterpillars All

15 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

  • Herald Moth Scoliopteryx libatrix
  • Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea
  • Small Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
  • Grey Pug Moth Eupithecia subfuscata
  • Smith's Dart Xestia smithii
  • Elder Shoot Borer Moth Achatodes zeae
  • Evergreen Bagworm Moth Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
  • Orange-headed Callima Moth Callima argenticinctella
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Plant eaters All

40 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

  • Elder Aphid Aphis sambuci
  • Epitrimerus trilobus
  • Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
  • Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
  • Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
  • Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
  • Citrus Flatid Planthopper Metcalfa pruinosa
  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
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Flower visitors All

21 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

  • Black-thighed Flower Fly Syrphus vitripennis
  • Common Flower Fly Syrphus ribesii
  • Orange-belted Leafwalker Xylota segnis
  • Banded Thintail Meliscaeva cinctella
  • Black-horned Smoothtail Epistrophe grossulariae
  • Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
  • Hairy-eyed Flower Fly Syrphus torvus
  • Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
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