What Marsh Pea supports
56
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
1
hosts
10
food
31
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
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Labrador Tiger Moth
Apantesis quenseli
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Western Sulphur
Colias occidentalis
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Green Cloverworm Moth
Hypena scabra
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
on sweet peas and vetchlings
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
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Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
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Fleahopper
Halticus apterus
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
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Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
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American Serpentine Leaf Miner
Liriomyza trifolii
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
on sweet peas and vetchlings
Flower visitors All
31 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
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Banded Mud Bee
Megachile ericetorum
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Mountain Mason Bee
Osmia inermis
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus