What Wild Basil supports
55
native animals
supported in the US
2
caterpillars
5
food
48
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
2 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
48 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
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Orange-tipped Wood-digger
Anthophora terminalis
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Northern Broken-Dash
Polites egeremet
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Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
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Woolly-tailed Marsh Fly
Helophilus hybridus
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris diffinis