What Longleaf Pine supports
151
native animals
supported in the US
86
caterpillars
10
hosts
42
food
7
flowers
6
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
86 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Southern Pine Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria amatella
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Pine Needleminer Moth
Exoteleia pinifoliella
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Longleaf Pine Seedworm Moth
Cydia ingens
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Southern Tolype Moth
Tolype minta
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Southern Pine Catkinworm Moth
Satronia tantilla
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Southern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum
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Pandora Pinemoth
Coloradia pandora
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Blister Coneworm Moth
Dioryctria clarioralis
Hosted animals All
10 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Lined Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis lineata
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Sculptured Pine Borer
Chalcophora virginiensis
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Buprestis decora
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Dicerca spreta
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Sifting Metallic Wood-borer
Chrysobothris cribraria
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Southern Sculptured Pine Borer
Chalcophora georgiana
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Red-headed Pine Sawfly
Neodiprion lecontei
on pines
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Ribbed Pine Borer
Rhagium inquisitor
on pines
Plant eaters All
42 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
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Resonant Cicada
Megatibicen resonans
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
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Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
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Polyamia weedi
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Gold and White Leafhopper
Pendarus auroalbus
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Pine Scurfy Scale
Chionaspis heterophyllae
Flower visitors All
7 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
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Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
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Eastern Flat Passandrid
Catogenus rufus
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
on pines
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Carolina Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
on pines
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Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
on pines
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Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing
Leucochrysa pavida
on pines
Sheltered animals All
6 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.