What Western Horsenettle supports
61
native animals
supported in the US
30
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
17
food
12
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
30 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Ipsilon Dart Moth
Agrotis ipsilon
on nightshades
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
on nightshades
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on nightshades
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
on nightshades
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Cabbage Looper Moth
Trichoplusia ni
on nightshades
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Herald Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix
on nightshades
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Five-spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus
on nightshades
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Carolina Sphinx
Manduca sexta
on nightshades
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
17 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
on nightshades
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Greenhouse Whitefly
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
on nightshades
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Potato Flea Beetle
Epitrix cucumeris
on nightshades
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
on nightshades
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
on nightshades
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on nightshades
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Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
on nightshades
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on nightshades
Flower visitors All
12 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Eggplant Lace Bug
Gargaphia solani
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on nightshades
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on nightshades
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Northeastern Sweat Bee
Augochloropsis viridula
on nightshades
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Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
on nightshades
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Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
on nightshades
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Valley Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa sonorina
on nightshades
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
on nightshades