What Rock Hibiscus supports
31
native animals
supported in the US
10
caterpillars
5
food
16
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
10 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Arizona Powdered-Skipper
Systasea zampa
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Northern White-Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum
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Cotton Tipworm Moth
Crocidosema plebejana
on hibiscuses
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on hibiscuses
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Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli
on hibiscuses
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Io Moth
Automeris io
on hibiscuses
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
on hibiscuses
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Straight-lined Mallow Moth
Bagisara rectifascia
on hibiscuses
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
16 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Encelia Megandrena
Megandrena enceliae
Pollen specialist on Larrea
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
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Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta auriculata
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Peridot Sweat Bee
Augochlorella pomoniella
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Southern Fire Ant
Solenopsis xyloni
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Acmaeodera latiflava
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on hibiscuses
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on hibiscuses