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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Plantain Family
  7. Speedwells and Hebes
  8. Blue Water-Speedwell Complex
  9. Chain Speedwell
  10. Supports

What Chain Speedwell supports

55 native animals
supported in the US
4 caterpillars 5 food 46 flowers

Caterpillars All

4 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

  • Dusky Leafroller Moth Orthotaenia undulana
  • Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton on speedwells and hebes
  • Verbena Bud Moth Endothenia hebesana on speedwells and hebes
  • Gillett's Checkerspot Euphydryas gillettii on speedwells and hebes

Plant eaters All

5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

  • Short-beaked Clover Aphid Nearctaphis bakeri
  • Black Bean Aphid Aphis fabae
  • Black-footed Globetail Sphaerophoria philanthus
  • Leafcurl Plum Aphid Brachycaudus helichrysi
  • Large-tailed Aphideater Eupeodes volucris on speedwells and hebes

Flower visitors All

46 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

  • Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
  • Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  • Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris
  • Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus
  • Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum
  • Perplexing Bumble Bee Bombus perplexus on speedwells and hebes
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens on speedwells and hebes
  • Hunt's Bumble Bee Bombus huntii on speedwells and hebes
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