Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

112CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Amelanchier

Limenitis arthemisRed-spotted Purple
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta clarescensClear Dagger
Acronicta fragilisFragile Dagger
Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
Acronicta innotataUnmarked Dagger
Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
Acronicta radcliffeiRadcliffe's Dagger
Acronicta superansSplendid Dagger, Chieftain Dagger

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Actias lunaLuna Moth
Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-Crested Slug
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anisota virginiensisPink-striped Oakworm Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Argyresthia oreasellaCherry Shoot Borer
Autographa amplaLarge Looper Moth, Broken-Banded Y, Climbing Looper
Automeris ioIo Moth
Balsa labeculaWhite-Blotched Balsa
Balsa malanaMany-Dotted Balsa, Many-Dotted Appleworm
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Catocala blandulaCharming Underwing
Catocala praeclaraPraeclara Underwing, Chokeberry Underwing, Charlotte's Underwing
Catocala pretiosaPrecious Underwing, Texarkana Underwing
Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura conflictanaLarge Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Coleophora pruniellaCherry Casebearer, Apple Leafmining Casebearer, Western Cigar Casebearer
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Dasychira vagansVariable Tussock Moth
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eupithecia columbiataColumbia Pug
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Eupsilia morrisoniMorrison's Sallow
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Glena cribratariaDotted Gray
Grapholita prunivoraLesser Apple Worm
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
Hedya chionosemaTwin-Spotted Budworm, White-Spotted Hedya
Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hydriomena pluviataSharp Green Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Limenitis archippusViceroy
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lithophane patefactaDiomorphic Pinion, Branded Pinion
Lomographa semiclarataBluish Spring Moth, Wildcherry Looper
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
Metarranthis duariaRuddy Metarranthis
Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
Olethreutes appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthodes detractaDisparaged Arches, Disparaged Groundcat
Orthosia alurinaGray Quaker
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Paraclemensia acerifoliellaMaple Leafcutter, Maple Case-Bearer
Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
Phyllonorycter crataegellaApple Leaf Miner, Apple Blotch Leafminer, Apple Leafblotch Miner
Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
Satyrium titusCoral Hairstreak
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
Sparganothis tristriataThree-Streaked Sparganothis
Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
Synanthedon exitiosaPeachtree Borer Moth, Western Peachtree Borer
Synanthedon pictipesLesser Peachtree Borer Moth
Synanthedon pyriApple Bark Borer, Pear Borer
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Bucculatrix pomifoliella
Coptotriche amelanchieris
Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella
Parornix obliterella
Parornix quadripunctella
Stigmella amelanchierella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

8BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Amelanchier

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

16BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Amelanchier

Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Catharus fuscescensVeery
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire

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Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia mexicanaWestern Bluebird
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Rosaceae
Hardiness: Zones 4–9
Soil pH: Acidic
Flower color: White
Growth rate: Slow
Growth habit: Single stem
Foliage color: Dark green
Fruit begins: Spring
Fruit ends: Summer

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “White” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Dark green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 4–9” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “About 36 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “white” · USDA PLANTS
Soil · “medium to dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Soil pH · “Acidic” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Spread · “15–25 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

Common Serviceberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S5
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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