What Black Cottonwood supports
274
native animals
supported in the US
202
caterpillars
16
hosts
40
food
14
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
202 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Hemlock Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellaria
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
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Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini
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American Lappet Moth
Phyllodesma americana
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Twin-spotted Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Hosted animals All
16 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Leucecis eminens
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
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Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes
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Flat-headed Hardwood Borer
Dicerca divaricata
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Agrilus fallax
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Granulate Poplar Borer
Agrilus granulatus
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Buprestis viridisuturalis
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Poplar Twiggall Fly
Euhexomyza schineri
Plant eaters All
40 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Bead-like Cottonwood Gall Aphid
Thecabius populimonilis
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Poplar Budgall Mite
Aceria parapopuli
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Pemphigus populiglobuli
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Altica prasina
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Caladonus coquilletti
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Kybos hartzelli
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Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
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Tachyerges salicis
Flower visitors All
14 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Odorous House Ant
Tapinoma sessile
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Smoky Poplar Aphid
Chaitophorus populicola
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
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Bronze Jumping Spider
Eris militaris
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Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Psyllobora vigintimaculata
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.