What Green Alder supports
280
native animals
supported in the US
228
caterpillars
5
hosts
41
food
6
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
228 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana
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Large Red-belted Clearwing Moth
Synanthedon culiciformis
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Alder Leafminer
Caloptilia alnivorella
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Phyllonorycter alaskana
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
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Horned Spanworm Moth
Nematocampa resistaria
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Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma californica
Hosted animals All
5 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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Edwardsiana commissuralis
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Rock Ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
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Violet Tanbark Beetle
Callidium violaceum
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Spotted Plant Bug
Closterotomus fulvomaculatus
Flower visitors All
6 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.