What Red Buckeye supports
38
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
2
hosts
4
food
18
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Southern Ugly-nest Caterpillar Moth
Archips rileyana
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Unicorn Prominent
Coelodasys unicornis
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Pecan Leafminer Moth
Cameraria caryaefoliella
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Cameraria aesculisella
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Elm Spanworm Moth
Ennomos subsignaria
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Confused Woodgrain Moth
Morrisonia confusa
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
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Abbot's Bagworm Moth
Oiketicus abbotii
on buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
18 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
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Blueberry Digger Bee
Habropoda laboriosa
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Lupinus and Cercis
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Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
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Magnolia Green Jumping Spider
Lyssomanes viridis
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica