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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
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  6. Emperor, Royal, Moon, and Giant Silk Moths
  7. Callosamia
  8. Sweetbay Silkmoth
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What supports Sweetbay Silkmoth

10 native plants
support it in the US
10 caterpillar hosts

Caterpillar hosts All

10 native plants its caterpillars eat, most recorded first.

  • American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
  • American Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera
  • Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
  • Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana
  • Loblolly Bay Gordonia lasianthus
  • Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala on magnolias
  • Cucumber-tree Magnolia acuminata on magnolias
  • Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla on magnolias
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