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  8. Margined Calligrapher

species 75,744 observations

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

2,340 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Hairy Gumweed, Firewheel, Rubber Rabbitbrush, Seaside Daisy 283
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Common Yarrow, Annual Fleabane, Golden Alexanders, Philadelphia Fleabane 2,049
  • Shelter plants Plants it nests or roosts in Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Prairie Cordgrass, Marsh Hay Cordgrass, Gulf Cordgrass 8

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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