What Jerusalem Artichoke supports
356
native animals
supported in the US
58
caterpillars
44
bees
4
hosts
60
food
189
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
58 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
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Common Swift Moth
Korscheltellus lupulina
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
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Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
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Common Pinkband
Ogdoconta cinereola
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Orange-dotted Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris juncidella
Specialist bees All
44 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee
Megachile xylocopoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
on sunflowers
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on sunflowers
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on sunflowers
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on sunflowers
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on sunflowers
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Denticulate Longhorn Bee
Melissodes denticulatus
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Vernonia
on sunflowers
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on sunflowers
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Sunflower Chimney Bee
Diadasia enavata
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
on sunflowers
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
60 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Aster Bee Fly
Sparnopolius confusus
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
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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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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
Flower visitors All
189 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Psyllobora vigintimaculata
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.