What Tall Ironweed supports
103
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
8
bees
3
hosts
2
food
84
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
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Red Groundling Moth
Perigea xanthioides
on ironweeds
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Bent-winged Acleris Moth
Acleris subnivana
on ironweeds
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Ironweed Stem Borer Moth
Papaipema cerussata
on ironweeds
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Ironweed Plume Moth
Hellinsia paleaceus
on ironweeds
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Hairy Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris setosella
on ironweeds
Specialist bees All
8 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 ironweeds
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on ironweeds
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on ironweeds
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Denticulate Longhorn Bee
Melissodes denticulatus
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Vernonia
on ironweeds
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on ironweeds
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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on ironweeds
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Valiant Long-horned Bee
Melissodes illatus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 18 more
on ironweeds
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Vigorous Long-Horned Bee
Melissodes subillatus
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Coreopsis and 2 more
on ironweeds
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
84 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
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Peck's Skipper
Polites peckius
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
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Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele