What Dotted Smartweed supports
100
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
1
hosts
30
food
57
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
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Smeared Dagger
Acronicta oblinita
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Nais Tiger Moth
Apantesis nais
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Golden Looper Moth
Argyrogramma verruca
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Faint-spotted Palthis Moth
Palthis asopialis
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Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth
Sparganothis sulfureana
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Omnivorous Platynota Moth
Platynota rostrana
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Sweet Potato Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera dolichos
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
30 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Sora
Porzana carolina
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Dusky-banded Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus nemorum
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Shuckard's Wasp
Pemphredon inornata
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Gadwall
Mareca strepera
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Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
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Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Flower visitors All
57 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Aster Cellophane Bee
Colletes compactus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Bidens and 3 more
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
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Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes metricus
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Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
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Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes fraternus
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Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia dubia
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Arabesque Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca
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Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon