What Lowbush Blueberry supports
295
native animals
supported in the US
161
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
41
food
82
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
161 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Freija Fritillary
Boloria freija
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria
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Impressive Dagger
Acronicta impressa
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Chain-dotted Geometer
Cingilia catenaria
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Canadian Sphinx
Sphinx canadensis
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Caloptilia vacciniella
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Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
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American Dagger
Acronicta americana
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
41 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Venus Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus venustus
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White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
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American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
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Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus
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Flexamia clayi
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Blueberry Leafhopper
Scaphytopius magdalensis
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
on blueberries, huckleberries, cranberries, bilberries, and allies
Flower visitors All
82 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Perplexing Bumble Bee
Bombus perplexus
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Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp
Hemadas nubilipennis
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Neighborly Mining Bee
Andrena vicina
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius