What Black Spruce supports
168
native animals
supported in the US
117
caterpillars
7
hosts
39
food
5
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
117 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Spruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura fumiferana
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Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth
Acleris variana
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
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Eastern Panthea Moth
Panthea furcilla
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Gray Spruce Looper Moth
Caripeta divisata
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Pine Measuringworm Moth
Hypagyrtis piniata
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Jack Pine Budworm Moth
Choristoneura pinus
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Larch Tolype Moth
Tolype laricis
Hosted animals All
7 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-horned Horntail
Urocerus flavicornis
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Spotted-belly Buprestid Beetle
Buprestis maculativentris
on spruces
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Dark Jewel Beetle
Dicerca tenebrosa
on spruces
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Chrysobothris scabripennis
on spruces
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Ribbed Pine Borer
Rhagium inquisitor
on spruces
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Spruce Bud Midge
Dasineura swainei
on spruces
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Polished Bark Beetle
Xyloterinus politus
on spruces
Plant eaters All
39 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
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Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
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American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
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Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle
Anthaxia inornata
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
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American Beaver
Castor canadensis
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Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Flower visitors All
5 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
