What Eastern Wild Indigo supports
67
native animals
supported in the US
13
caterpillars
1
food
53
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
13 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
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Frosted Elfin
Callophrys irus
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Dogbane Stem Borer Moth
Papaipema baptisiae
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
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Io Moth
Automeris io
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Genista Broom Moth
Uresiphita reversalis
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Chain-dotted Geometer
Cingilia catenaria
Plant eaters All
1 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
53 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Northern Rotund-Resin Bee
Anthidiellum notatum
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Edwards' Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii
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Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
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Northern Broken-Dash
Polites egeremet
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Bellflower Resin Bee
Megachile campanulae
Pollen specialist on Campanula and Campanulastrum