What Whipple's Penstemon supports
56
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
2
food
48
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
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Dotted Checkerspot
Poladryas minuta
on beardtongues
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
on beardtongues
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Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
on beardtongues
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California Tiger Moth
Leptarctia californiae
on beardtongues
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Penstemon Borer
Penstemonia edwardsii
on beardtongues
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
48 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
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Forest Bumble Bee
Bombus sylvicola
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Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee
Megachile melanophaea
Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus and Hedysarum
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Western Bumble Bee
Bombus occidentalis
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Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia bucephala
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Golden-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus kirbiellus
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
on beardtongues