What Early Lowbush Blueberry supports
259
native animals
supported in the US
158
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
38
food
51
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
158 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana
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Sweetfern Geometer Moth
Cyclophora pendulinaria
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Beggar Moth
Eubaphe mendica
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Distinct Quaker
Achatia distincta
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American Dun-bar Moth
Cosmia calami
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Ruby Quaker
Orthosia rubescens
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One-lined Sparganothis Moth
Sparganothis unifasciana
Specialist bees All
10 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Blueberry Digger Bee
Habropoda laboriosa
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Lupinus and Cercis
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Bradley's Mining Bee
Andrena bradleyi
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Kalmia and Chamaedaphne
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Blueberry Cellophane Bee
Colletes validus
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium and Arctostaphylos
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Carolina Miner Bee
Andrena carolina
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium and Gaylussacia
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Kalmia Miner Bee
Andrena kalmiae
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Kalmia and Lyonia
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Deerberry Blunt-Horn
Melitta eickworti
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Colletes productus
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Arctostaphylos, Phyllodoce and 3 more
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Blueberry Blunt-horn
Melitta americana
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
38 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Blueberry Leafhopper
Scaphytopius magdalensis
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Scaphytopius fulvus
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
Flower visitors All
51 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Neighborly Mining Bee
Andrena vicina
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Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis
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Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys niphon
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
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Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
