species 6,680 observations
Meadow Evening Primrose
Oenothera pilosella
Field notes
Supports All
65
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Primrose Moth, Double-banded Carpet Moth
14
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Beeblossom Aphid, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Peck's Skipper
41
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.