What Western Wheatgrass supports
21
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
9
food
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Range Caterpillar Moth
Hemileuca oliviae
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Army Cutworm Moth
Euxoa auxiliaris
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Pale Western Cutworm Moth
Agrotis orthogonia
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
on wildryes
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False Wainscot
Leucania pseudargyria
on wildryes
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Garita Skipperling
Oarisma garita
on wildryes
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Armyworm Moth
Pseudaletia unipuncta
on wildryes
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Wheat Head Armyworm
Dargida diffusa
on wildryes
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
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Kiowa Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa
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Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina
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Clear-winged Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida
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Bunch Grass Locust
Pseudopomala brachyptera
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
on wildryes
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Bird Cherry-oat Aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
on wildryes
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Javesella pellucida
on wildryes