Quercus

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

71CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Fragaria

  • Abagrotis alternataGreater Red Dart, Mottled Grey Cutworm
  • Abagrotis anchocelioidesBlueberry Budworm Moth
  • Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
  • Acrolophus arcanellaGrass Tubeworm Moth
  • Acrolophus plumifrontellaEastern Grass Tubeworm
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
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  • Ancylis floridanaStrawberry Leafroller
  • Ancylis muricanaRed-Headed Ancylis
  • Apantesis naisNais Tiger Moth
  • Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Celypha nr.Celypha Moth
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Choristoneura obsoletanaObsolete Leafroller
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Clepsis peritanaGarden Tortrix
  • Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
  • Coelostathma discopunctanaThe Batman Moth
  • Diaphania hyalinataMelonworm Moth
  • Dichomeris juncidellaOrange-Dotted Dichomeris
  • Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Eucirroedia pampinaScalloped Sallow
  • Eueretagrotis attentusAttentive Dart
  • Eueretagrotis perattentusTwo-Spot Dart
  • Eupsilia morrisoniMorrison's Sallow
  • Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
  • Euxoa detersaRubbed Dart, Sandhill Cutworm
  • Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
  • Feltia herilisMaster's Dart
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
  • Geina tenuidactylaHimmelman's Plume Moth
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Lacanobia subjunctaSpeckled Arches, Subdues Arches, Harnessed Mamestra, Speckled Cutworm Moth, Grand Arches?(incorrectly)
  • Lacinipolia loreaBridled Arches, Bridle Groundcat
  • Lobocleta ossulariaDrab Brown Wave
  • Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Melanchra adjunctaHitched Arches
  • Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
  • Monochroa absconditellaStrawberry Crown Miner
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nephelodes miniansBronzed Cutworm
  • Olethreutes olivaceanaOlivaceous Olethreutes
  • Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Proxenus mirandaMiranda Moth, Glistening Rustic
  • Pyrgus centaureaeGrizzled Skipper
  • Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
  • Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
  • Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
  • Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
  • Xenotemna pallorana
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
7BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Fragaria

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
1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Fragaria

  • Andrena melanochroa
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
14BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Calcarius lapponicusLapland Longspur
  • Catharus fuscescensVeery
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
  • Euphagus cyanocephalusBrewer's Blackbird
  • Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
  • Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed Woodpecker
  • Melozone crissalisCalifornia Towhee
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  • Pheucticus melanocephalusBlack-headed Grosbeak
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
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 5a–9b
Flower color
White

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Virginia Strawberry; Wild Strawberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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