What Short-fruit Willow supports
376
native animals
supported in the US
249
caterpillars
2
bees
15
hosts
36
food
74
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
249 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Willow Leafcone Caterpillar Moth
Caloptilia stigmatella
on willows
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Carpenterworm Moth
Prionoxystus robiniae
on willows
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on willows
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
on willows
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Herald Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix
on willows
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Large Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura conflictana
on willows
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria on willows
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Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
on willows
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
15 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Willow Apple Gall Sawfly
Euura californica
on willows
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
on willows
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Willow Rosette Gall Midge
Rabdophaga salicisbrassicoides
on willows
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Flat-headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca tenebrica
on willows
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Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle
Poecilonota cyanipes
on willows
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Willow Redgall Sawfly
Euura proxima
on willows
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Willow Beaked-gall Midge
Rabdophaga rigidae
on willows
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Anthaxia caseyi
on willows
Plant eaters All
36 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Willow Bead Gall Mite
Aculus tetanothrix
on willows
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucura
on willows
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on willows
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Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
on willows
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
on willows
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Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
on willows
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White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
on willows
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
on willows
Flower visitors All
74 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tansy Mustard Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum sisymbrii
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Meadow Parsnip Miner Bee
Andrena thaspii
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
on willows
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
on willows
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
on willows
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
on willows
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Neighborly Mining Bee
Andrena vicina
on willows
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Vancouver Bumble Bee
Bombus vancouverensis
on willows